Macon County, AL Population

Overview

19,490

Total Population

39.3

Median age

53.99%

Female population %

85.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

52.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

103

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Macon County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Macon County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Macon County's population under 18 was 17.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Macon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Macon County, 14.26% were under the age of 15, 27.21% aged 15 to 29, 38.27% aged 30 to 64, 18.53% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,556 more females than males in Macon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.99% females and 46.01% males in Macon County, AL.
The Macon County, AL gender ratio is 85.2:100 i.e. 85.2 men to 100 women (0.852).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 970.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,310.

Macon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Macon County population: 16.64% are White, 81.03% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.16% are Asian, 0.21% are some other race and 1.93% are multiracial.
Macon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 103 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,387 (99.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Macon County is Black or African American with a population of 15,793 (81.03% of the total population).

Macon County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 24,044 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Macon County's population decreased by 2,529 (10.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Macon County's population decreased by 2,042 (9.49%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Macon County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 18,065.