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Ideal, GA

718 Population
1.1 square miles 627.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±10 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Macon County: 40.4 ±1.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$13,846 ±$2,917 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Macon County: $24,614 † ±$4,781
  • about one-third of the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$26,500 ±$12,539 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Macon County: $41,031 † ±$6,044
  • about one-third of the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

49.9% ±30.2% (316  ±230) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Macon County: 25.1% † 2,478 (±5% / ±493)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.5 minutes ±4.5 (5,360  ±2,749) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Macon County: 22.6 † 78,875 (±3 / ±13,076)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

242 ±84 Number of households
  • Macon County: 4,142 ±178
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.5 (633  ±256) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Macon County: 2.4 9,893 (±0.1 / ±41)
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

33.3% ±39% (77  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Macon County: 10.4% † 214 (±6% / ±124)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

289 ±87 Number of housing units
  • Macon County: 5,135 ±23
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$48,900 ±$22,024 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Macon County: $97,300 † ±$15,305
  • less than a fifth of the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • less than a fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.8% ±3.3% (33  ±25.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Macon County: 10.5% † 1,228 (±2.9% / ±336.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

61.2% ±9.6% (271  ±81.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Macon County: 77.4% 6,780 (±5.6% / ±513.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7% ±8.9% (31  ±40.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Macon County: 11% † 961 (±2% / ±178.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.3% (1  ±2) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Macon County: 3.4% 401
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Georgia: 11.2% 1,222,778
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.1% ±2.8% (16  ±15) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Macon County: 6.3% † 615 (±1.5% / ±150)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
16 Total veterans ±15 16 Male ±15 N/A Female ±14

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