The Macon metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) consisting of five counties in Central Georgia, anchored by the principal city of Macon. At the 2020 U.S. census, the five-county area had a population of 233,802. In 2025, its estimated population was 238,553. The MSA is a component of the broader Macon-Bibb County–Warner Robins, GA Combined Statistical Area, which also includes the Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CSA has a total population of 446,644 as of 2025.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Macon metropolitan area consists of the following counties: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs.
Communities
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants Macon (consolidated city-county) (principal city)
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
Forsyth Gray Jeffersonville Roberta
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
Allentown (portion within Twiggs County) Danville (portion within Twiggs County) Culloden
Census-designated places Bolingbroke Juliette Knoxville Musella Smarr
Unincorporated places
Avondale Franklinton Haddock Lizella Payne (formerly incorporated) Rutland Sofkee Walden
Demographics As of the census 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 48.26% White, 56.37% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. By 2022, its population was an estimated 235,805. Its racial and ethnic makeup was 47% White, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 1% other, 5% two or more races, and 4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In 2000, 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 per capita income for the MSA was $17,558. In 2022, its median household income was $52,574.
CountySeat2025 estimate2020 CensusChangeAreaDensityBibbMacon MonroeForsyth JonesGray CrawfordKnoxville TwiggsJeffersonville Total
Combined statistical area The Macon-Bibb County–Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area (CSA) includes seven counties in Georgia within the Macon and Warner Robins metropolitan statistical areas. As of the 2020 census, the CSA had a population of 425,416. As of July 1, 2025, the population was estimated to be 446,644.
Component metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) Macon-Bibb County MSA (Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties) Warner Robins MSA (Houston and Peach counties) Statistical Area2025 estimate2020 CensusChangeAreaDensityMacon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical AreaWarner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical AreaTotal
See also Central Georgia Georgia census statistical areas
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