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Population (year 2000): 2,461. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,353 (-4.4% change)
Males: 1,113 (45.2%), Females: 1,348 (54.8%)
Noxubee County
Zip code:
39341
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $20,800 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,300 (year 2000)
Races in Macon:
- Black (67.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.3%)
Ancestries: United States (7.8%), English
(3.5%), Irish (2.4%), German (1.7%), French (1.1%), Scotch-Irish
(1.1%).
Elevation: 210 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Macon
- High school or higher: 61.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 10.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Macon city
- Never married: 36.8%
- Now married: 41.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 6.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +125 (+5.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Macon:
- NOXUBEE GENERAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (606
NORTH JEFFERSON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Macon:
- BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (about 28
miles; COLUMBUS, MS)
- PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 29 miles;
CARROLLTON, AL)
- OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
STARKVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Macon:
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 37 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- KEY FIELD (about 57 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Macon:
- MACON MUNI (about 3 miles; MACON, MS; ID: 20M)
- GEORGE DOWNER (about 27 miles; ALICEVILLE, AL; ID:
AIV)
- OKTIBBEHA (about 27 miles; STARKVILLE, MS; ID: M51)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Macon:
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 28 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 69 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high schools in Macon:
- NOXUBEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 654;
Location: 16478 HWY 45; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NOXUBEE CO VOC TECH (Location: HIGHWAY 45
BYPASS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Macon:
- CENTRAL ACADEMY (Students: 297; Location: P O
BOX 231; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Macon:
- B F LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 567;
Location: 15867 HWY 14; Grades: 05 - 08)
- EARL NASH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 479;
Location: 15865 HWY 14; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Macon:
- NOXUBEE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$126,842; Location: 103 EAST KING STREET; 30,824 books;
315 audio materials; 620 video materials; 22 serial
subscriptions)
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