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Macon, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Macon is a Census city of 3,333 people across 3.83 square miles of land, in Noxubee County. Median household income is $31,774, 69.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Macon
What Macon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.83 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land870
- County holding the largest share of its areaNoxubee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Macon
- Population3,333
- Median age33.1
- Population under 18997 plus or minus 210
- Share under 1829.9 percent
- Population 65 and over412 plus or minus 144
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,202
- Family households865 plus or minus 222
- Share of households that are families72.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Macon
- Median household income$31,774 plus or minus $8,161
- Per capita income$18,038
- Civilian labor force1,289 plus or minus 262
- Employed1,180 plus or minus 264
- Unemployed109 plus or minus 113
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over2,004
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Macon
- Housing units1,311
- Occupied units1,202
- Vacant units109 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate8.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied838 plus or minus 227
- Renter occupied364 plus or minus 123
- Ownership rate69.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,400 plus or minus $29,089
- Median gross rent, monthly$625 plus or minus $229
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Single family units919 plus or minus 210
- Share single family70.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more244 plus or minus 118
- Share in buildings of two or more18.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes148 plus or minus 87
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Macon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,111 plus or minus 253
- Commuting under 15 minutes646 plus or minus 190
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more336 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.2 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone89.5 percent
- Carpooled0.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Macon (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$9,049,500
- Average approval$532,324
- Median approval$147,700
- Largest approval$1,962,700
- Jobs supported61
- Jobs per approval3.6
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Macon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Macon
- NFIP communityCity of Macon
- NFIP community number280123
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/11(M)
The City of Macon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280123 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Noxubee County, not Macon
Noxubee County context, not Macon figures
- Establishments in Noxubee County177
- Covered employment, Noxubee County2,160
- Average annual pay, Noxubee County$42,493
- Housing units permitted, Noxubee County0
Every figure in this section is published for Noxubee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Macon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Macon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Macon, Mississippi?
3,333, in 1,202 households. Macon city covers 3.83 square miles of land, which is 870 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Macon in?
Noxubee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Macon?
$31,774. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,400. Median gross rent is $625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Macon businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $9.0 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $147,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Macon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Macon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Macon. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Macon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Macon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Macon, city of, community 280123, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Macon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Noxubee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Macon.
Is zoning published for Macon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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