What percentage of people rent in Macon, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Macon, GA, 2020–2024
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48.6% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in Macon, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 29,119 renting households against 30,802 that own their home.

In Macon, the share of households that rent went from 47.7% in 2015–2019 to 48.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.6% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 29,119 (±1,078)
Median renter income: $33,680 (±$2,382)

Who rents and who owns in Macon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Macon	Bibb County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.6% (±1.6 points)	48.6% (±1.6 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	29,119 (±1,078)	29,119 (±1,078)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	30,802 (±1,000)	30,802 (±1,000)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,680 (±$2,382)	$33,680 (±$2,382)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,797 (±$4,008)	$77,797 (±$4,008)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Macon, the renter share is not measurably different from Bibb County (48.6%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 143 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Macon has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	47.7% (±1.2 points)	48.6% (±1.6 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$818 (±$20)	$1,066 (±$25)	+30.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$41,334 (±$1,410)	$51,234 (±$2,220)	+24.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Macon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Macon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Macon	—	48.6% (±1.6 points)	—
Byron	11 mi	8.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Centerville	12 mi	29.6% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Warner Robins	15 mi	46.5% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Robins AFB	15 mi	98.3% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Gray	16 mi	28.4% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Roberta	19 mi	60.3% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Valley	21 mi	59.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Forsyth	21 mi	42.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Byron, GA (8.5%), Centerville, GA (29.6%), Gray, GA (28.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Robins AFB, GA (98.3%), Fort Valley, GA (59.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Macon

How many renters are there in Macon?

Macon has an estimated 29,119 (±1,078) renting households, 48.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Macon?

In Macon, the share of households that rent went from 47.7% in 2015–2019 to 48.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Macon?

A renting household in Macon has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Macon?

The median renting household in Macon, GA has an income of $33,680 (±$2,382) a year, against $77,797 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (place:49008, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.