Macon metropolitan area, Georgia


The Macon metropolitan area is a metropolitan area consisting of five counties in Central Georgia anchored by the principal city of Macon. The Office of Management and Budget defines the area as one of its metropolitan statistical areas, a designation used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies.
As of the 2010 census, the five-county area had a population of 232,293. A July 2017 estimate placed the population at 228,914.

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

As of the census of 2000, there were 222,368 people, 84,338 households, and 58,788 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 56.26% White, 41.37% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,297, and the median income for a family was $44,810. Males had a median income of $33,480 versus $23,523 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,558.

Combined Statistical Area

The Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley Combined Statistical Area includes eight counties in Georgia within the Macon and Warner Robins metropolitan statistical areas. As of the 2010 Census, the CSA had a population of 411,898. As of July 1, 2017, the population is now estimated to be 420,693.

Component ''Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)''