Demographics of Macon County, Missouri

Macon County, Missouri had 15,190 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −9 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Macon County, in four figures

15,190
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −9 people.; 43.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,357 ±$5,108
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Macon County, Missouri's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Macon County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Macon County, Missouri's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Macon County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,199	100.0	100.0
2021	15,185	99.9	100.2
2022	15,082	99.2	100.7
2023	15,189	99.9	101.6
2024	15,183	99.9	102.5
2025	15,190	99.9	103.1

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Population of Macon County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,199	−12	−17	0	+2
2021	15,185	−14	−72	+6	+41
2022	15,082	−103	−56	+5	−50
2023	15,189	+107	−14	+6	+117
2024	15,183	−6	−46	+13	+31
2025	15,190	+7	−50	+6	+50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±0.6: for men 41.9 ±1.5 and for women 44.4 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Macon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	816 ±28	5.4% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,684 ±176	17.7% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,115 ±148	7.4% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,171 ±178	20.9% ±1.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,999 ±243	26.4% ±1.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,378 ±247	22.3% ±1.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,357 ±$5,108, and income per person $30,350 ±$1,512, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Macon County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,117 ±185	18.4% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,391 ±188	22.9% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,126 ±171	18.6% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,009 ±160	16.6% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,014 ±186	16.7% ±3.0	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	256 ±90	4.2% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	154 ±54	2.5% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Macon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,423 ±288	9.5% ±1.9	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	379 ±116	10.9% ±3.3	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	583 ±135	8.4% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	461 ±118	10.2% ±2.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Macon County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Macon County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	7,419 ±32	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.8% ±2.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.2% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.8% ±2.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.2% ±2.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,100 ±$9,371	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$672 ±$39	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Macon County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	287 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,954 ±55	92.0% ±0.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	275 ±76	1.8% ±0.5	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	37 to 149	0.2% to 1.0%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 60	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	507 ±110	3.3% ±0.7	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Macon County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,103 ±402	73.2% ±2.7	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,881 ±382	25.6% ±2.5	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 127	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	39 to 161	0.3% to 1.1%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 93	0.1% to 0.6%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 96	0% to 0.6%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Macon County among the counties of Missouri

66th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Macon County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dallas County	18,025	+5.2%
Pike County	17,955	+3.1%
Cooper County	17,136	+3.0%
Bates County	16,512	+2.9%
Moniteau County	15,428	+1.3%
Macon County	15,190	−0.1%
New Madrid County	15,086	−7.6%
Cedar County	14,888	+4.8%
Gasconade County	14,784	+0.1%
Livingston County	14,708	+1.1%
Dent County	14,584	+1.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026