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Macon County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 29,811
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 354 / 425 / 6
Land Area (2000): 1,337.655 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 7.763 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 22,000.000 acres (89.012 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 347
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 57.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 0.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $4,161,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 6,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 25.30%
Physicians (2004): 101
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (163)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,958
Federal Spending (2004): $237,778

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	11,240	18.75%
Rural, Farm	1,017	1.70%
Rural, Non-farm	47,704	79.56%

Macon County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Employment Information Back to top
Macon County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	11,184	10,783	402	3.59%	36
1991	11,603	10,956	647	5.57%	57
1992	11,898	11,079	819	6.88%	70
1993	12,148	11,311	837	6.89%	69
1994	12,218	11,613	605	4.95%	50
1995	12,630	12,117	513	4.06%	41
1996	13,272	12,690	582	4.38%	44
1997	14,037	13,456	581	4.14%	42
1998	14,127	13,414	714	5.05%	51
1999	14,297	13,760	537	3.76%	38
2000	14,114	13,562	552	3.91%	39
2001	14,409	13,739	671	4.65%	47
2002	15,087	14,281	807	5.35%	54
2003	15,374	14,610	764	4.97%	50
2004	15,459	14,736	724	4.68%	47
2005	15,716	14,974	742	4.72%	47
2006	16,172	15,464	709	4.38%	44
2007	17,049	16,367	683	4.00%	40
2008	17,208	16,273	935	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	10,451	9,760	691	6.61%	66
Feb 1990	10,394	9,843	551	5.30%	53
Mar 1990	10,599	10,187	412	3.89%	39
Apr 1990	10,756	10,442	314	2.92%	29
May 1990	11,316	11,067	249	2.20%	22
Jun 1990	11,712	11,404	308	2.63%	26
Jul 1990	11,822	11,486	336	2.84%	28
Aug 1990	11,690	11,376	314	2.69%	27
Sep 1990	11,634	11,285	349	3.00%	30
Oct 1990	11,477	11,135	342	2.98%	30
Nov 1990	11,229	10,828	401	3.57%	36
Dec 1990	11,131	10,580	551	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	10,989	10,031	958	8.72%	87
Feb 1991	11,111	9,918	1,193	10.74%	107
Mar 1991	10,831	10,022	809	7.47%	75
Apr 1991	11,212	10,552	660	5.89%	59
May 1991	11,600	11,003	597	5.15%	51
Jun 1991	12,022	11,511	511	4.25%	43
Jul 1991	12,303	11,850	453	3.68%	37
Aug 1991	12,128	11,686	442	3.64%	36
Sep 1991	12,027	11,629	398	3.31%	33
Oct 1991	11,980	11,530	450	3.76%	38
Nov 1991	11,598	11,039	559	4.82%	48
Dec 1991	11,430	10,699	731	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	11,414	10,027	1,387	12.15%	122
Feb 1992	11,267	10,038	1,229	10.91%	109
Mar 1992	11,341	10,230	1,111	9.80%	98
Apr 1992	11,638	10,826	812	6.98%	70
May 1992	12,042	11,366	676	5.61%	56
Jun 1992	12,546	11,878	668	5.32%	53
Jul 1992	12,378	11,799	579	4.68%	47
Aug 1992	12,347	11,753	594	4.81%	48
Sep 1992	12,187	11,609	578	4.74%	47
Oct 1992	12,286	11,593	693	5.64%	56
Nov 1992	11,855	11,121	734	6.19%	62
Dec 1992	11,470	10,708	762	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	11,593	10,351	1,242	10.71%	107
Feb 1993	11,852	10,516	1,336	11.27%	113
Mar 1993	11,731	10,566	1,165	9.93%	99
Apr 1993	11,799	10,955	844	7.15%	72
May 1993	12,332	11,574	758	6.15%	61
Jun 1993	12,775	12,023	752	5.89%	59
Jul 1993	12,699	11,984	715	5.63%	56
Aug 1993	12,605	11,851	754	5.98%	60
Sep 1993	12,306	11,754	552	4.49%	45
Oct 1993	12,238	11,711	527	4.31%	43
Nov 1993	12,017	11,359	658	5.48%	55
Dec 1993	11,833	11,092	741	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	11,635	10,505	1,130	9.71%	97
Feb 1994	11,673	10,583	1,090	9.34%	93
Mar 1994	11,577	10,689	888	7.67%	77
Apr 1994	11,774	11,163	611	5.19%	52
May 1994	12,202	11,722	480	3.93%	39
Jun 1994	12,598	12,107	491	3.90%	39
Jul 1994	12,821	12,377	444	3.46%	35
Aug 1994	12,680	12,244	436	3.44%	34
Sep 1994	12,625	12,246	379	3.00%	30
Oct 1994	12,607	12,201	406	3.22%	32
Nov 1994	12,306	11,869	437	3.55%	36
Dec 1994	12,114	11,645	469	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	12,005	11,076	929	7.74%	77
Feb 1995	12,244	11,245	999	8.16%	82
Mar 1995	12,177	11,506	671	5.51%	55
Apr 1995	12,372	11,846	526	4.25%	43
May 1995	12,556	12,210	346	2.76%	28
Jun 1995	12,982	12,627	355	2.73%	27
Jul 1995	13,125	12,749	376	2.86%	29
Aug 1995	12,888	12,567	321	2.49%	25
Sep 1995	12,986	12,686	300	2.31%	23
Oct 1995	12,925	12,610	315	2.44%	24
Nov 1995	12,753	12,290	463	3.63%	36
Dec 1995	12,550	11,994	556	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	12,578	11,572	1,006	8.00%	80
Feb 1996	12,564	11,605	959	7.63%	76
Mar 1996	12,692	11,946	746	5.88%	59
Apr 1996	13,002	12,438	564	4.34%	43
May 1996	13,457	12,975	482	3.58%	36
Jun 1996	13,868	13,411	457	3.30%	33
Jul 1996	13,896	13,437	459	3.30%	33
Aug 1996	13,568	13,174	394	2.90%	29
Sep 1996	13,547	13,147	400	2.95%	30
Oct 1996	13,491	13,112	379	2.81%	28
Nov 1996	13,341	12,777	564	4.23%	42
Dec 1996	13,258	12,690	568	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,438	12,295	1,143	8.51%	85
Feb 1997	13,511	12,415	1,096	8.11%	81
Mar 1997	13,681	12,825	856	6.26%	63
Apr 1997	13,706	13,175	531	3.87%	39
May 1997	13,934	13,545	389	2.79%	28
Jun 1997	14,473	14,043	430	2.97%	30
Jul 1997	14,876	14,522	354	2.38%	24
Aug 1997	14,552	14,241	311	2.14%	21
Sep 1997	14,129	13,857	272	1.93%	19
Oct 1997	14,247	13,915	332	2.33%	23
Nov 1997	14,111	13,528	583	4.13%	41
Dec 1997	13,783	13,109	674	4.89%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	13,759	12,749	1,010	7.34%	73
Feb 1998	13,652	12,666	986	7.22%	72
Mar 1998	13,691	12,849	842	6.15%	62
Apr 1998	13,800	13,262	538	3.90%	39
May 1998	14,394	13,698	696	4.84%	48
Jun 1998	14,751	13,994	757	5.13%	51
Jul 1998	14,604	13,873	731	5.01%	50
Aug 1998	14,208	13,535	673	4.74%	47
Sep 1998	14,264	13,716	548	3.84%	38
Oct 1998	14,432	13,859	573	3.97%	40
Nov 1998	14,110	13,494	616	4.37%	44
Dec 1998	13,860	13,268	592	4.27%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,838	12,924	914	6.61%	66
Feb 1999	13,749	12,876	873	6.35%	63
Mar 1999	13,687	12,997	690	5.04%	50
Apr 1999	14,042	13,575	467	3.33%	33
May 1999	14,250	13,864	386	2.71%	27
Jun 1999	14,742	14,362	380	2.58%	26
Jul 1999	14,714	14,300	414	2.81%	28
Aug 1999	14,464	14,044	420	2.90%	29
Sep 1999	14,639	14,245	394	2.69%	27
Oct 1999	14,548	14,124	424	2.91%	29
Nov 1999	14,401	13,924	477	3.31%	33
Dec 1999	14,490	13,884	606	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,567	12,804	763	5.62%	56
Feb 2000	13,571	12,770	801	5.90%	59
Mar 2000	13,762	13,099	663	4.82%	48
Apr 2000	14,024	13,546	478	3.41%	34
May 2000	14,316	13,834	482	3.37%	34
Jun 2000	14,638	14,156	482	3.29%	33
Jul 2000	14,417	13,966	451	3.13%	31
Aug 2000	14,420	13,953	467	3.24%	32
Sep 2000	14,466	14,040	426	2.94%	29
Oct 2000	14,196	13,770	426	3.00%	30
Nov 2000	14,059	13,509	550	3.91%	39
Dec 2000	13,926	13,297	629	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,866	12,951	915	6.60%	66
Feb 2001	13,888	12,925	963	6.93%	69
Mar 2001	14,084	13,233	851	6.04%	60
Apr 2001	14,084	13,418	666	4.73%	47
May 2001	14,264	13,702	562	3.94%	39
Jun 2001	14,568	14,035	533	3.66%	37
Jul 2001	14,873	14,349	524	3.52%	35
Aug 2001	14,739	14,190	549	3.72%	37
Sep 2001	14,739	14,264	475	3.22%	32
Oct 2001	14,769	14,244	525	3.55%	36
Nov 2001	14,608	13,911	697	4.77%	48
Dec 2001	14,429	13,642	787	5.45%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,427	13,308	1,119	7.76%	78
Feb 2002	14,511	13,393	1,118	7.70%	77
Mar 2002	14,508	13,500	1,008	6.95%	69
Apr 2002	14,950	14,110	840	5.62%	56
May 2002	15,301	14,562	739	4.83%	48
Jun 2002	15,431	14,672	759	4.92%	49
Jul 2002	15,601	14,886	715	4.58%	46
Aug 2002	15,453	14,784	669	4.33%	43
Sep 2002	15,355	14,760	595	3.87%	39
Oct 2002	15,358	14,747	611	3.98%	40
Nov 2002	15,233	14,513	720	4.73%	47
Dec 2002	14,919	14,132	787	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,715	13,738	977	6.64%	66
Feb 2003	14,729	13,740	989	6.71%	67
Mar 2003	14,775	13,907	868	5.87%	59
Apr 2003	15,247	14,460	787	5.16%	52
May 2003	15,574	14,864	710	4.56%	46
Jun 2003	15,773	14,976	797	5.05%	51
Jul 2003	15,893	15,144	749	4.71%	47
Aug 2003	15,836	15,148	688	4.34%	43
Sep 2003	15,791	15,199	592	3.75%	37
Oct 2003	15,696	15,109	587	3.74%	37
Nov 2003	15,362	14,645	717	4.67%	47
Dec 2003	15,101	14,391	710	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	14,803	13,935	868	5.86%	59
Feb 2004	14,796	13,883	913	6.17%	62
Mar 2004	14,961	14,096	865	5.78%	58
Apr 2004	15,310	14,622	688	4.49%	45
May 2004	15,660	15,012	648	4.14%	41
Jun 2004	15,940	15,218	722	4.53%	45
Jul 2004	16,063	15,387	676	4.21%	42
Aug 2004	15,842	15,223	619	3.91%	39
Sep 2004	15,520	14,968	552	3.56%	36
Oct 2004	15,717	15,101	616	3.92%	39
Nov 2004	15,611	14,881	730	4.68%	47
Dec 2004	15,287	14,500	787	5.15%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	15,136	14,223	913	6.03%	60
Feb 2005	15,145	14,168	977	6.45%	65
Mar 2005	15,148	14,271	877	5.79%	58
Apr 2005	15,452	14,705	747	4.83%	48
May 2005	15,771	15,062	709	4.50%	45
Jun 2005	15,998	15,270	728	4.55%	46
Jul 2005	16,334	15,597	737	4.51%	45
Aug 2005	16,103	15,470	633	3.93%	39
Sep 2005	16,089	15,491	598	3.72%	37
Oct 2005	16,026	15,420	606	3.78%	38
Nov 2005	15,787	15,090	697	4.42%	44
Dec 2005	15,601	14,925	676	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	15,485	14,694	791	5.11%	51
Feb 2006	15,541	14,708	833	5.36%	54
Mar 2006	15,636	14,892	744	4.76%	48
Apr 2006	15,857	15,253	604	3.81%	38
May 2006	16,156	15,535	621	3.84%	38
Jun 2006	16,612	15,896	716	4.31%	43
Jul 2006	16,756	16,009	747	4.46%	45
Aug 2006	16,526	15,820	706	4.27%	43
Sep 2006	16,383	15,731	652	3.98%	40
Oct 2006	16,615	15,998	617	3.71%	37
Nov 2006	16,389	15,646	743	4.53%	45
Dec 2006	16,111	15,382	729	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	16,823	15,899	924	5.49%	55
Feb 2007	16,628	15,706	922	5.54%	55
Mar 2007	16,704	15,948	756	4.53%	45
Apr 2007	16,826	16,200	626	3.72%	37
May 2007	17,182	16,566	616	3.59%	36
Jun 2007	17,441	16,810	631	3.62%	36
Jul 2007	17,692	17,057	635	3.59%	36
Aug 2007	17,211	16,627	584	3.39%	34
Sep 2007	17,282	16,702	580	3.36%	34
Oct 2007	17,217	16,637	580	3.37%	34
Nov 2007	16,956	16,314	642	3.79%	38
Dec 2007	16,631	15,934	697	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	16,460	15,507	953	5.79%	58
Feb 2008	16,344	15,363	981	6.00%	60
Mar 2008	16,494	15,575	919	5.57%	56
Apr 2008	16,979	16,158	821	4.84%	48
May 2008	17,361	16,458	903	5.20%	52
Jun 2008	17,680	16,753	927	5.24%	52
Jul 2008	18,207	17,184	1,023	5.62%	56
Aug 2008	17,683	16,738	945	5.34%	53
Sep 2008	17,661	16,722	939	5.32%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Macon County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,344	24.99%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	566	4.23%
3.	Health Care	510	3.81%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	506	3.78%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	492	3.68%
6.	Public Administration	482	3.60%
7.	Educational Services	444	3.32%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	434	3.24%
9.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	424	3.17%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	420	3.14%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	396	2.96%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	390	2.91%
13.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	354	2.64%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	306	2.29%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	282	2.11%
16.	Apparel Manufacturing	270	2.02%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	214	1.60%
18.	Wood Manufacturing	214	1.60%
19.	Truck Transportation	204	1.52%
20.	Finance and Insurance	200	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,626	13.17%
2.	Educational Services	1,410	11.42%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,180	9.56%
4.	Social Assistance	654	5.30%
5.	Finance and Insurance	576	4.67%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	568	4.60%
7.	Public Administration	452	3.66%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	442	3.58%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	430	3.48%
10.	Construction	396	3.21%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	330	2.67%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	314	2.54%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	306	2.48%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	298	2.41%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	256	2.07%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	244	1.98%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	204	1.65%
18.	Private Household Services	158	1.28%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	148	1.20%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	146	1.18%

Macon County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Carpenters	1,052	7.86%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	970	7.25%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	730	5.45%
4.	Other Management Occupations	690	5.16%
5.	Other Production Occupations	586	4.38%
6.	Other Construction Trades	566	4.23%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	534	3.99%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	496	3.71%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	414	3.09%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	324	2.42%
11.	Construction Laborers	312	2.33%
12.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	300	2.24%
13.	Computer Specialists	286	2.14%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	274	2.05%
15.	Electricians	260	1.94%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	240	1.79%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	238	1.78%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	216	1.61%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	198	1.48%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	186	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	772	6.25%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	722	5.85%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	668	5.41%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	652	5.28%
5.	Cashiers	522	4.23%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	520	4.21%
7.	Registered Nurses	498	4.03%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	494	4.00%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	374	3.03%
10.	Other Management Occupations	374	3.03%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	346	2.80%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	340	2.75%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	314	2.54%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	294	2.38%
15.	Child Care Workers	270	2.19%
16.	Other Production Occupations	266	2.15%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	262	2.12%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	262	2.12%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	262	2.12%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	260	2.11%

Macon County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	22,910	46.39%
15-35 hours	5,784	11.71%
1-14 hours	990	2.00%
No regular hours	19,699	39.89%

Macon County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	566	2.35%
5 AM-5:29 AM	516	2.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	786	3.26%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,329	5.51%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,331	9.67%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,810	15.80%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,561	23.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,869	11.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,453	6.03%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,697	7.04%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	581	2.41%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	190	0.79%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,126	4.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,300	5.39%

Macon County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,324	5.49%
5-9	3,687	15.29%
10-14	5,660	23.47%
15-19	4,371	18.13%
20-24	2,511	10.41%
25-29	801	3.32%
30-34	2,567	10.64%
35-39	324	1.34%
40-44	460	1.91%
45-59	1,366	5.66%
60-89	646	2.68%
At least 90	398	1.65%

Macon County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	28	0.12%	18,326	75.99%
30-44	30	0.12%	3,321	13.77%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,366	5.66%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,044	4.33%

Macon County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	28	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,260	12.89%
Car / truck / van, solo	20,283	80.19%
Motorcycle	30	0.12%
Other	106	0.42%
Public transportation	58	0.23%
Walked	350	1.38%
Worked at home	1,180	4.66%

Macon County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Family Information Back to top
: 25,710 (58,556 people)
: 17,912 (48,688 people)
: 5,840
: 33,155
Macon County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,815	10.89%
$10,000-$14,999	2,502	9.68%
$15,000-$19,999	2,584	9.99%
$20,000-$24,999	2,121	8.20%
$25,000-$29,999	1,931	7.47%
$30,000-$34,999	2,185	8.45%
$35,000-$39,999	2,001	7.74%
$40,000-$44,999	1,538	5.95%
$45,000-$49,999	1,478	5.72%
$50,000-$59,999	1,966	7.60%
$60,000-$74,999	1,868	7.22%
$75,000-$99,999	1,392	5.38%
$100,000-$124,999	686	2.65%
$125,000-$149,999	270	1.04%
$150,000-$199,999	208	0.80%
$200,000 or more	315	1.22%

Macon County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,460	26.97%
Family, 2 people	4,986	38.87%
Nonfamily, 2 people	402	3.13%
Family, 3 people	1,895	14.77%
Nonfamily, 3 people	40	0.31%
Family, 4 people	1,301	10.14%
Nonfamily, 4 people	15	0.12%
Family, 5 people	502	3.91%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	172	1.34%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	52	0.41%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Macon County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	17,928	25.59%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,587	13.68%
Public Assistance	514	0.73%
Retirement	5,578	7.96%
Self Employment	4,143	5.91%
Social Security	10,816	15.44%
Supplemental Security	1,137	1.62%
Wage / Salary	16,539	23.60%
Other	3,826	5.46%

Macon County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,302	68.73%
With children under 18	4,686	31.27%

Macon County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,030	8.61%
Married	16,274	69.06%
Never Married	4,600	19.52%
Widowed	661	2.81%

Macon County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,684	10.08%
Married	16,536	62.09%
Never Married	3,617	13.58%
Widowed	3,797	14.26%

Macon County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Education Information Back to top
Macon County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,153	8.68%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,958	14.55%
High school diploma or equivalent	15,425	32.25%
Some college, no degree	10,814	22.61%
Associate degree	3,136	6.56%
Bachelors degree	4,830	10.10%
Graduate or professional degree	2,519	5.27%

Macon County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	322	1.08%	322	1.08%	644	2.16%
Kindergarten	771	2.59%	60	0.20%	831	2.79%
Grades 1-4	2,650	8.89%	282	0.95%	2,932	9.84%
Grades 5-8	2,606	8.74%	76	0.25%	2,682	9.00%
Grades 9-12	2,649	8.89%	196	0.66%	2,845	9.54%
Undergrad college	1,656	5.55%	165	0.55%	1,821	6.11%
Graduate or professional school	247	0.83%	92	0.31%	339	1.14%
Total	10,901	36.57%	1,193	4.00%	12,094	40.57%

Macon County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Business Information Back to top
: $21,749,000
: $388,495,000
: $40,182,000
: $156,442
: 6,420
Macon County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	2	11	5	10
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	2	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	5	4	4
1999 - Construction	27	11	71	48	42
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	7	8	16
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	24	11	23
1999 - Information	1	0	4	6	6
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	3	13	11	9
1999 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	4	29	28	53
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	8	13	6	15
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	1	15	5	13
1999 - Retail Trade	17	24	65	49	77
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	1	3	3	5
1999 - Unclassified	2	3	0	1	2
1999 - Utilities	2	1	1	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	4	3	4	6	14
1999 - Total	98	69	268	193	292
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	1	14	6	11
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	2	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	6	5	3
2000 - Construction	24	27	65	51	46
2000 - Educational Services	2	0	0	0	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	6	0	8	7	18
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	8	25	10	20
2000 - Information	1	3	7	3	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	2	0
2000 - Manufacturing	6	2	11	13	9
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	12	29	20	61
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	5	13	5	17
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	6	8	6	18
2000 - Retail Trade	17	18	66	54	68
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	5	5	5
2000 - Unclassified	6	2	1	1	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	5	5	3	15
2000 - Total	96	93	265	194	300
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	5	15	9	8
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	2	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	5	6	2
2001 - Construction	34	17	70	49	52
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	4	9	13	7	10
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	3	18	18	19
2001 - Information	1	0	7	2	6
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	5	14	10	10
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	11	26	20	63
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	3	10	10	18
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	5	4	5	23
2001 - Retail Trade	25	30	63	45	69
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	4	4	9
2001 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	2
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	3	1	7	14
2001 - Total	101	98	257	194	309
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	4	11	10	12
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	4	5	5
2002 - Construction	31	20	63	58	65
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	5	1	10	8	15
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	13	5	26	14	15
2002 - Information	2	2	5	5	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	3	11	12	8
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	7	35	18	57
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	5	12	10	18
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	9	3	5	3	25
2002 - Retail Trade	26	32	64	53	54
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	7	3	6
2002 - Unclassified	2	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	6	3	4	1	15
2002 - Total	125	93	260	201	308
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	6	14	9	9
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	1	2	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	3	7	4	6
2003 - Construction	33	30	64	67	53
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	1	2	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	4	12	10	12
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	4	20	20	27
2003 - Information	0	0	4	3	9
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	3	1	11	12	11
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	14	8	33	19	58
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	4	13	12	16
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	6	7	7	26
2003 - Retail Trade	30	9	64	47	79
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	4	5	6
2003 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	5	10	12
2003 - Total	116	83	261	230	328
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	1	10	17	10
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	1	9	6	5
2004 - Construction	27	29	57	70	62
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	2	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	4	3	16	7	10
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	4	19	16	32
2004 - Information	1	1	7	3	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	3	12	10	14
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	6	30	28	57
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	4	9	11	21
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	15	7	8	5	29
2004 - Retail Trade	24	23	69	57	82
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	7	4	8
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	7	5	3	9
2004 - Total	108	90	260	240	348
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	5	11	13	16
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	4	9	6	5
2005 - Construction	36	27	70	60	58
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	10	15	12
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	4	27	25	22
2005 - Information	0	1	5	4	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	3	2	9	13	12
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	12	27	25	60
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	2	15	12	19
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	14	8	11	9	29
2005 - Retail Trade	21	21	59	68	78
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	4	5	8
2005 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	5	3	7	3	8
2005 - Total	127	91	265	263	335

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Macon County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	51,849	87.41%
Below Poverty Level	7,470	12.59%

Macon County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$765	$3	$2,389	$0	$0	$403	$3,557	$1,951	$1,284	$376
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$1,025	$617	$4,907	$0	$0	$556	$6,488	$3,535	$929	$732
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,121	$969	$6,403	$0	$0	$704	$8,228	$4,391	$958	$642
1980	$1,623	$904	$6,423	$0	$0	$673	$8,719	$5,123	$847	$849
1981	$1,720	$963	$6,759	$0	$0	$797	$9,276	$6,056	$761	$967
1982	$1,801	$1,145	$7,254	$0	$0	$1,059	$10,114	$6,339	$1,175	$1,173
1983	$1,912	$1,230	$7,507	$0	$0	$762	$10,181	$6,535	$1,550	$1,058
1984	$3,346	$1,562	$7,645	$0	$0	$1,844	$12,835	$7,229	$1,409	$1,790
1985	$3,416	$2,077	$8,089	$0	$0	$2,164	$13,669	$8,682	$1,237	$4,022
1986	$3,849	$2,271	$9,454	$0	$0	$2,245	$15,548	$9,653	$1,065	$3,250
1987	$4,414	$2,806	$9,976	$0	$0	$2,096	$16,486	$10,134	$892	$1,884
1988	$5,151	$3,187	$11,525	$0	$0	$1,828	$18,504	$11,892	$9,031	$2,442
1989	$5,493	$3,512	$12,222	$0	$0	$1,809	$19,524	$12,879	$8,429	$2,220
1990	$5,663	$3,437	$13,419	$0	$0	$2,755	$21,837	$14,337	$16,246	$10,552
1991	$6,498	$3,394	$14,335	$0	$0	$2,519	$23,352	$15,434	$9,749	$4,810
1992	$8,077	$4,128	$14,507	$0	$0	$2,949	$25,533	$15,623	$8,735	$5,006
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$11,773	$5,133	$19,967	$0	$0	$5,493	$37,233	$20,309	$5,731	$14,429
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$18,079	$6,801	$28,952	$0	$0	$6,509	$53,540	$31,907	$26,807	$17,378

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$2,995	$79	$578	$29	$0	$0	$4,379
1972	$33	$309	$82	$0	$0	$274	$4,379
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$5,139	$111	$651	$108	$0	$90	$7,283
1977	$136	$261	$59	$0	$0	$728	$7,283
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$5,564	$187	$77	$719	$0	$123	$8,608
1979	$180	$432	$65	$0	$0	$1,261	$8,608
1980	$6,190	$219	$77	$673	$0	$116	$9,420
1980	$203	$454	$47	$0	$0	$1,441	$9,420
1981	$6,935	$332	$231	$404	$0	$148	$10,143
1981	$267	$687	$43	$0	$0	$1,096	$10,143
1982	$7,391	$599	$201	$390	$0	$188	$10,636
1982	$302	$451	$47	$0	$0	$1,067	$10,636
1983	$7,649	$599	$223	$417	$0	$137	$11,438
1983	$354	$725	$66	$0	$0	$1,268	$11,438
1984	$8,657	$536	$297	$471	$0	$195	$13,074
1984	$511	$590	$128	$0	$0	$1,689	$13,074
1985	$9,798	$851	$296	$567	$0	$252	$18,910
1985	$773	$604	$346	$0	$0	$5,423	$18,910
1986	$10,836	$717	$332	$1,026	$0	$240	$17,304
1986	$573	$721	$752	$0	$0	$2,107	$17,304
1987	$11,172	$951	$389	$1,251	$0	$264	$17,651
1987	$559	$740	$75	$0	$0	$2,250	$17,651
1988	$12,471	$862	$416	$1,133	$0	$253	$20,183
1988	$637	$928	$856	$0	$0	$2,627	$20,183
1989	$13,275	$932	$469	$1,408	$0	$284	$21,534
1989	$686	$1,112	$806	$0	$0	$2,562	$21,534
1990	$14,594	$1,247	$502	$1,576	$0	$346	$23,665
1990	$781	$1,206	$395	$0	$0	$3,018	$23,665
1991	$15,252	$1,151	$494	$1,649	$0	$375	$25,300
1991	$867	$1,501	$875	$0	$0	$3,136	$25,300
1992	$16,422	$1,153	$495	$1,719	$0	$439	$26,340
1992	$788	$1,494	$760	$0	$0	$3,070	$26,340
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$21,162	$1,546	$1,239	$2,573	$20	$498	$39,354
1997	$1,277	$2,913	$424	$483	$0	$7,219	$39,354
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$33,929	$1,929	$1,410	$4,425	$0	$2,139	$62,986
2002	$1,957	$3,549	$1,575	$1,141	$0	$10,932	$62,986

Macon County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Criminal Information Back to top
: 39

Macon County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Macon County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,111	10.44%
10-19 Years	3,538	11.87%
20-29 Years	2,600	8.72%
30-39 Years	3,482	11.68%
40-49 Years	4,190	14.06%
50-59 Years	4,300	14.42%
60-69 Years	3,860	12.95%
70-79 Years	3,066	10.28%
80-89 Years	1,429	4.79%
90+ Years	235	0.79%

Macon County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	14,289	47.93%
Female	15,522	52.07%

Macon County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	28,628	96.03%
Hispanic/Latino	454	1.52%
African-American	353	1.18%
Multiracial	165	0.55%
Asian	117	0.39%
Amerindian	79	0.27%
Other Race	11	0.04%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Macon County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	9,069	18.90%
2.	English	8,358	17.42%
3.	German	7,515	15.66%
4.	Irish	6,381	13.30%
5.	Scotch Irish	3,694	7.70%
6.	Scottish	3,119	6.50%
7.	Italian	1,805	3.76%
8.	French Non-Basque	1,779	3.71%
9.	Dutch	1,216	2.53%
10.	Polish	706	1.47%

Macon County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	54,971	96.51%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	892	1.57%
3.	Chinese	326	0.57%
4.	German	184	0.32%
5.	Italian	122	0.21%
6.	French	102	0.18%
7.	Korean	78	0.14%
8.	Other West Germanic	64	0.11%
9.	Japanese	62	0.11%
10.	Tagalog	52	0.09%

Macon County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	58,393	97.38%
Naturalized immigrant	680	1.13%
Not a citizen	888	1.48%

Macon County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Macon County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Burningtown	Franklin	Scaly Mountain
Cartoogechaye	Highlands	Smithbridge
Cowee	Millshoal	Sugarfork
Ellijay	Nantahala
Flats	Otto

Macon County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28734	28744	28775
28741	28763

Franklin (25,103)	Cartoogechaye (1,989)	Nantahala
Smithbridge (2,952)	Cowee (1,884)	Otto
Highlands (2,620)	Burningtown (1,005)	Scaly Mountain
Ellijay (2,429)	Sugarfork (587)
Millshoal (2,368)	Flats (534)