Because of many things, Macon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Macon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Macon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Macon is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Macon isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Macon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Macon are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.60% of adults in Macon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Macon in 2022 was $29,082, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,328 for a family of four.
The people who call Macon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Macon residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Macon include English, Irish, Danish, Scottish, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Macon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
