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MaconMI
A town of 1,414.
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Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0
Population
1,414
−10.5% since 2010
Median home value
$268K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
42.5
years
Jobs based here
107
A commuter town
Small town
1,414 people, and everyone knows the way
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Nearby towns
RidgewaySalineMilanTecumsehClintonMacon
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The data
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Macon
Most working residents leave Macon for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Tecumseh (10%), Saline (5%) and Adrian (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Macon2%
Tecumseh10%
Saline5%
Adrian4%
Pittsfield4%
17 mi
median commute distance
107
jobs based in Macon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Macon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
39″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring37–59°
Summer59–82°
Fall41–62°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0.4% of Macon is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 75 of 20,770 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Martin-Beland-Miller Memorial Woods | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health
Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Macon beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
4 better28 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Macon | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.7% |
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
10.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
63rd
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A shrinking town
Macon has shrunk 10.5% since 2010
1,486 people in 2010; 1,414 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Landmarks
2 places in Macon on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Macon
Civil Township in Michigan, United States
Macon Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,330.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,330
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft