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Population (year 2000): 5,538. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,428 (-2.0% change)
Males: 2,558 (46.2%), Females: 2,980 (53.8%)
Macon County
Zip code:
63552
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $26,737 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,400 (year 2000)
Races in Macon:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
- Black (5.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.4%), United States
(14.4%), English (13.2%), Irish (13.1%), Italian (3.8%),
Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 872 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Macon
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Macon city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 14.6%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-0.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Macon:
- MACON CO SAMARITAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1205
NORTH MISSOURI)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Macon:
- MOBERLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
MOBERLY, MO)
- NORTHEAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS (about 32 miles;
KIRKSVILLE, MO)
- PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles;
BROOKFIELD, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Macon:
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 66 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 83 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Macon:
- MACON-FOWER MEML (about 3 miles; MACON, MO; ID: K89)
- OMAR N BRADLEY (about 21 miles; MOBERLY, MO; ID:
MBY)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 30 miles; SHELBYVILLE, MO; ID:
6K2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Macon:
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 63 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 63 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 120 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
Public high schools in Macon:
- MACON SR. HIGH (Students: 425; Location: 702
N MISSOURI; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MACON AREA VOC. SCH. (Location: 702 N
MISSOURI; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Macon:
- MACON ELEM. (Students: 598; Location: 702 N
MISSOURI; Grades: PK - 05)
- MACON MIDDLE (Students: 301; Location: 702 N
MISSOURI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FAMILY LITERACY CTR. (Location: 204 CRESCENT;
Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Macon:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 57;
Location: 401 N RUBEY; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Macon:
- MACON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$142,120; Location: 210 N. RUTHERFORD; 30,217 books; 815
audio materials; 1,456 video materials; 75 serial
subscriptions)
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