Macon County

Macon County has 18,691 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $43,707, 32% below the Alabama figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $102,000, and 21% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

18,691residentsACS 2020–2024

$43,707median household incomeAlabama: $64K

$102,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

79%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Macon County in AlabamaZIP codes in Macon County highlighted; the rest of Alabama in grey

Map of Alabama with Macon County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 6 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
36031	143	$50K	$10K	100%	24%	74%	47 min
36039	171	$38K	$-666667K	76%	16%	77%	26 min
36075	1,580	$54K	$116K	89%	13%	75%	26 min
36083	9,109	$46K	$95K	54%	25%	83%	24 min
36088	3,400	$35K	$107K	38%	34%	79%	23 min
36866	3,898	$49K	$113K	74%	12%	82%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

18,691 residents in 7,237 households, next to the Alabama figure.

15%

under 18

33%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

28%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

9,653 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,000 (±$9,025).

62%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

12%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

25%

of housing units are vacant

$734

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–200911%

1990–199915%

1980–198917%

1970–197923%

1960–196913%

1950–19598%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,041.

$43,707

median household income

24.3%

of people live below the poverty line

8.3%

unemployment rate

21%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

79%

of households have a broadband subscription

17%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates