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Of the 3,038 people living in Macon in 2019, 50.5 percent (1,533) were women and 49.5 percent (1,505) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the EC Mississippi News.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by a ratio of 844-to-841. In the 65 and over age range, there were 226 females and 168 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	841	27.7
Females 18 and over	844	27.8
Males 65 and over	168	5.5
Females 65 and over	226	7.4

Source: US Census Bureau