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People QuickFacts |
Macon |
Georgia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
93,665 | 9,363,941 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-3.7% | 14.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
97,255 | 8,186,453 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.8% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.9% | 26.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.3% | 9.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
55.6% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
35.5% | 65.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
62.5% | 28.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.2% | 5.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.1% | 49.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.3% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.5% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
72.3% | 78.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.2% | 24.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.4 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
44,341 | 3,281,737 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
50.1% | 67.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$67,900 | $111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
38,444 | 3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.44 | 2.65 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$27,405 | $42,433 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,082 | $21,154 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
25.5% | 13.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Macon |
Georgia |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
862,387 | 201,091,040 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,758,293 | 90,098,578 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$18,349 | $10,499 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
181,011 | 12,740,423 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,379 | 674,521 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.2% | 13.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 4.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.9% | 29.1% |
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