Macon County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

This county:	32.8%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (37.0%), Manufacturing (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Macon County, Alabama business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Macon County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 11,075	(45.9%)
Females: 13,030	(54.1%)

Macon County:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county	$22,883
Alabama:	$36,879

Macon County	$81,610
Alabama:	$97,500

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 186
• Auto thefts: 25

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Macon County is $349 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tuskegee, Notasulga, Shorter, Franklin, Fort Davis, Little Texas-Society Hill, Shorter-Hardaway, Tuskegee-Milstead, Warrior-Creek Stand.

Neighboring counties: Bullock County , Elmore County , Lee County , Montgomery County , Russell County , Tallapoosa County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Macon County: Pin Oaks Country Club (A), Auburn University Experiment Station (B), Taska Recreation Site (C), Camp Atkins (D), Edwards (E), Tuskegee Ranger Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Macon County include: White Church (A), Walker Chapel (B), Bradford Chapel (C), La Place Church (D), Union Oak Grove Church (E), Union Church (F), Liberty Hill Church (G), Magnolia Church (H), Calabee Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), McCrary Cemetery (2), Taylor Cemetery (3), Fort Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5), Pine Grove Cemetery (6), Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Halls Pond (A), Tysons Lake (B), Vaughans Mill Pond (C), Lake Carrona Number Two (D), Groce Lake (E), Huskeys Pond (F), Kelly Pond Number Two (G), Kellys Pond Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dixie Creek (A), Choctahatchee Creek (B), Choctafaula Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), Chewacla Creek (E), Long Branch (F), Spring Branch (G), Little Acorn Creek (H), Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Macon County include: Uchee Shooting Range (1), Vetegee Stadium (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Hardaway Post Office (A), Roba Post Office (B), Fort Davis Post Office (C), Armstrong Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.0%
Alabama:	3.6%

Current college students: 3,440
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 350 (29% naturalized citizens)

Macon County:	1.5%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,695
• One, attached: 172
• Two: 337
• 3 or 4: 649
• 5 to 9: 610
• 10 to 19: 204
• 20 or more: 145
• Mobile homes: 1,807
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 2,382 (264 second mortgage, 119 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,680

Macon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/10/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,924 (74%) Carpooled: 1,477 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 327 (4%) Other means: 58 (1%) Worked at home: 159 (2%)

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,004 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.94% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($16,724 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($8,280 average AGI)

Macon County:	2.44%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Lee County, AL	1.11% ($25,450 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL	1.11% ($28,738)
from Elmore County, AL	0.32% ($38,478)
from Tallapoosa County, AL	0.24% ($29,706)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.18% ($22,769)
from Bullock County, AL	0.15% ($29,000)
from Chambers County, AL	0.15% ($26,000)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($17,657 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($8,611 average AGI)

Macon County:	2.14%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Lee County, AL	1.60% ($25,819 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, AL	1.23% ($26,056)
to Elmore County, AL	0.44% ($30,906)
to Tallapoosa County, AL	0.26% ($37,526)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.21% ($27,200)
to Bullock County, AL	0.19% ($19,571)
to Fulton County, GA	0.14% ($20,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,643 (2,862 aged, 781 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,868 (2,798 male householders, 2,730 female householders)

  2,943 spouses, 6,805 children (6,279 natural, 203 adopted, 323 stepchildren), 1,244 grandchildren, 245 brothers or sisters, 242 parents, 477 other relatives, 384 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,935 (1,405 male householders (1,187 living alone)), 1,981 female householders (1,755 living alone)), 549 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,302 (492 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,221 2-persons, 1,434 3-persons, 1,011 4-persons, 506 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 168 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,942 1-person, 365 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

95.3% of residents of Macon County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $249,624,000 ($10769 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,811,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,413,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,728,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,464,000
Federal grants: $77,871,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,262,000 ($529,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,886,000 ($2,276,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $29,909,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,728,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,467,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.36 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

60% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Alabama.

Macon County:	60.2%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 18512
• Northeast: 727
• Midwest: 1109
• South: 2773
• West: 560

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,300

Here:	10.5%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	6.6%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	71.1%
Alabama:	14.1%

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