What is the population of Macon city?

Macon city has 5,457 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #136 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Macon city?

Median household income in Macon city is $51,103 a year, 34.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Macon city?

Median gross rent is $760 a month and the median home value is $133,800, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.

Is Macon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Macon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Macon, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Macon, Missouri (Macon, MO — Census place “Macon city”) is 5,457 residents, ranking #136 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $51,103, the median home is worth $133,800 and median gross rent runs $760 a month. Looking for the Macon Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Macon, MO: 63552.

Population: 5,457Macon city residents
Median household income: $51,103Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $133,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $760Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.8%Owner-occupied households

Macon ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Macon.

The Macon MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

63552

What the numbers mean in Macon city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Macon city median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 63.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Macon city, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Macon city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 5,457 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #136 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 42.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Macon city earn a median of $51,103 a year, 34.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 14.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Macon city is valued at $133,800, 55.9% below the national figure and 12% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $760 a month, 45.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,120 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Macon city?: Macon city has 5,457 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #136 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Macon city?: Median household income in Macon city is $51,103 a year, 34.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Macon city?: Median gross rent is $760 a month and the median home value is $133,800, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
Is Macon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Macon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Macon city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.