Macon/Bibb County At-A-Glance

Population

Bibb County, 154,918;

Macon, 94,316

Government

Bibb: five-member commission; Macon: mayor and 15-member city council

Unemployment (Dec. 2006)

Bibb County, 5.3 percent; Georgia, 4.3 percent

Median Household Income

$44,896

Largest Employers

The Medical Center of Central Georgia, 5,116; GEICO, 2,900; Bibb County Board of Education, 3,300; City of Macon, 1,711; Mercer University, 1,338; Coliseum Health Systems, 1,300; Wal-Mart Super Stores, 1,045

Sources

Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Dept. of Labor,

U.S. Census