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County: Macon County
State: Alabama
FIPS Code: 1087

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
2.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
11,252
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
307,348
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 1.32 Tuskegee NF
11,252
% Water: 0.4
Mean Jan. Temp: 48
Mean July Temp: 80
Topography: Irregular Plains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
Economic Type: Federal/State Government
Policy Type: Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment,

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 24,841 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 26,829 8.0% 2.2% 5.8%
1990: 24,928 -7.1% -12.0% 4.9%
2000: 24,105 -3.3% -6.4% 3.1%
2005: 22,810 -5.4% -5.4% 0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
3,331 13.8% 0-to-19:
7,518 31.2%
Black:
20,298 84.2% 20-to-39:
6,621 27.5%
Hispanic:
173 0.7% 40-to-59:
5,675 23.5%
American Indian:
39 0.2% 60-plus:
4,291 17.8%
Other:
264 1.1%
Median Age: 32.3
Population Density (persons per square mile): 39.5
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 70.0%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 18.8%
Median Family Income: $28,511
Families Below Poverty Line: 26.8%
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