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31211 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 31211 covers Macon, Georgia, with a population of about 15,460 and a median household income of $51,595.

Population
15,460349 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,59531% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
23.5%11.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$177,151up 26.5% in five years
Median rent
$91830% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
26.7%8.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
58%7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
252

Where 31211 is

Macon, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population15,460
Median age39.4
Family households55.7%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.4%
White (non-Hispanic)33.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)59.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$51,595
Income per person$25,592
Poverty rate23.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance28.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.4%
$10–15k8.0%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k2.1%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed6,870
Mean adjusted gross income$50,024
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k39.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$159,600
Median gross rent$918
Rent as a share of household income37.2%
Owner-occupied58%
Vacant homes18.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house63.9%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units15.4%
20 or more units6.8%
Mobile home6.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$177,151as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.4%
Typical asking rent$1,181as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$178,753$85,689

$96,907 in 2000 to $177,151 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%
High school diploma or higher87.8%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone75.4%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity45.8% 12.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19% 7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47% 12.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.5% 10.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.1% 11 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps27.3% 13 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7% 3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16% 7.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.5% 12.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments252
People employed2,350
Annual payroll$77,289,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 12.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss12.1 out of 100
Community resilience31.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire78.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding20Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather19.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$51,595$74,664$78,538
Income per person$25,592$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate23.5%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$159,600$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$918$1,306$1,348
Homeownership58%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.6%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%10.8%13.9%
Median age39.437.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMACON MIDDLE GA RGNL AP, GA US23 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January59.3°F / 35.9°F4.32 in rain
February63.4°F / 39.1°F4.17 in rain
March70.6°F / 44.9°F4.31 in rain
April77.9°F / 51°F3.62 in rain
May85.8°F / 60°F2.65 in rain
June90.9°F / 68.1°F4.44 in rain
July93.5°F / 71.5°F4.79 in rain
August92.2°F / 70.7°F4.38 in rain
September87.6°F / 64.8°F3.66 in rain
October78.9°F / 53.2°F2.63 in rain
November69.1°F / 42.5°F3.37 in rain
December61.3°F / 37.8°F4.57 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket32% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Jones County School District81.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bibb County School District18.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

31202 Macon, GA5.9 km away
31221 Macon, GA5.9 km away
31294 Macon, GA5.9 km away
31213 Macon, GA6.3 km away
31207 Macon, GA7.6 km away
31204 Macon, GA8.5 km away
31201 Macon, GA8.7 km away
31217 Macon, GA9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Jones County81.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bibb County18.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.33 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density349 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8869, -83.6021

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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