The Macon metropolitan area is a

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consisting of five counties in

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Georgia ( Bibb,

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, Monroe, and Twiggs) anchored by the principal city of Macon. The

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defines the area as one of its

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s (the Macon, GA MSA), a designation used for statistical purposes by the

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and other agencies. As of the 2010 census, the five-county area had a population of 232,293. A July 2017 estimate placed the population at 228,914.

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

* Macon (Consolidated City-County) (Principal city) Pop:155,369

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

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* Jeffersonville * Roberta

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

* Allentown (portion within Twiggs County) * Danville (portion within Twiggs County) * Culloden

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* Bolingbroke *

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* Knoxville * Musella * Smarr

Unincorporated places

* Avondale * Franklinton *

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* Lizella * Payne (formerly incorporated) *

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* Sofkee *

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 222,368 people, 84,338 households, and 58,788 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 56.26%

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, 41.37%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.85%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.48% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.30% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,297, and the median income for a family was $44,810. Males had a median income of $33,480 versus $23,523 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,558.

Combined Statistical Area

Map of Georgia highlighting Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley CSA

The Macon–

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– Fort Valley Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes seven counties in Georgia within the Macon and Warner Robins metropolitan statistical areas. As of the 2010 Census, the CSA had a population of 411,898. As of July 1, 2017, the population is now estimated to be 420,693.

Component ''Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)''

* Macon MSA ( Bibb,

, Monroe, and Twiggs counties) * Warner Robins MSA (

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and

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counties)

References

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