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Language Spoken At Home in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 216,442 | 100% |
English only | 207,068 | 95.7% |
Language other than English | 9,374 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,522 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 4,856 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,123 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,409 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 646 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,578 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 671 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 531 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 232,259 | 100% |
American | 28,477 | 12.3% |
Arab | 279 | 0.1% |
Czech | 165 | 0.1% |
Danish | 216 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,281 | 0.6% |
English | 21,771 | 9.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,749 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 268 | 0.1% |
German | 11,944 | 5.1% |
Greek | 243 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 133 | 0.1% |
Irish | 16,746 | 7.2% |
Italian | 2,091 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 83 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 481 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,141 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 132 | 0.1% |
Russian | 338 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,859 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 4,100 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 46 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,219 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 669 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 267 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 645 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 981 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 84,952 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 57,407 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,522 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 37,643 | 44.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,298 | 15.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,829 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,479 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,935 | 18.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,745 | 10.3% |
Nonfamily households | 27,545 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 23,707 | 27.9% |
65 years and over | 8,160 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 27,883 | 32.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,830 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 224,157 | 100% |
Householder | 84,952 | 37.9% |
Spouse | 37,686 | 16.8% |
Child | 70,756 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 20,766 | 9.3% |
Nonrelatives | 9,997 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 3,280 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 86,681 | 100% |
Never married | 31,535 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 40,780 | 47.0% |
Separated | 2,652 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 2,296 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 9,418 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 97,672 | 100% |
Never married | 30,730 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 40,282 | 41.2% |
Separated | 3,414 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 10,308 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 12,938 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,012 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,556 | 51.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,307 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,157 | 50.1% |
Less than 1 year | 646 | 10.2% |
1 or 2 years | 590 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 479 | 7.6% |
5 or more years | 1,442 | 22.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,157 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,090 | 66.2% |
Who are married | 2,000 | 63.4% |
School Enrollment in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 62,616 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,122 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 3,395 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 26,097 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,741 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 16,261 | 26.0% |
Educational Attainment in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 151,452 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,270 | 5.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,869 | 12.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 51,806 | 34.2% |
Some college, no degree | 32,092 | 21.2% |
Associate's degree | 8,899 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 20,470 | 13.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,046 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.8% |
Veteran Status in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 173,982 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,465 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 227,098 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,899 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 57,866 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,817 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 139,785 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,819 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 29,447 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,263 | 38.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 229,424 | 100% |
Same house | 191,668 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 36,880 | 16.1% |
Same county | 22,398 | 9.8% |
Different county | 14,482 | 6.3% |
Same state | 10,477 | 4.6% |
Different state | 4,005 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 876 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 232,259 | 100% |
Native | 225,259 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 223,741 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 177,516 | 76.4% |
Different state | 46,225 | 19.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,518 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 7,000 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,000 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,211 | 45.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,789 | 54.1% |
Year of Entry in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,518 | 100% |
Native | 1,518 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 78 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,440 | 94.9% |
Foreign born | 7,000 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 512 | 7.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,488 | 92.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Macon
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,000 | 100% |
Europe | 604 | 8.6% |
Asia | 2,389 | 34.1% |
Africa | 582 | 8.3% |
Oceania | 20 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 3,224 | 46.1% |
Northern America | 181 | 2.6% |