Macon, MS Population

Overview

2,590

Total Population

29.6

Median age

52.90%

Female population %

89.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

81.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Macon is 29.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Macon's population under 18 was 35.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Macon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Macon, 31.31% were under the age of 15, 19.65% aged 15 to 29, 35.48% aged 30 to 64, 10.93% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 150 more females than males in Macon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.90% females and 47.10% males in Macon, MS.
The Macon, MS gender ratio is 89.1:100 i.e. 89.1 men to 100 women (0.891).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 143.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 198.

Macon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Macon population: 13.17% are White, 86.45% are Black or African American and 0.39% are some other race.
Macon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,572 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Macon is Black or African American with a population of 2,239 (86.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,298 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Macon's population decreased by 564 (17.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Macon's population decreased by 178 (6.51%), 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's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,432.