Macon County, Georgia – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The County Clerk functions as a link between citizens and their local government officials. The County Clerk also handles administrative services for the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for managing the records and documents of the county.
Contact Information:
Satina S. James – Deputy County Clerk
121 South Sumter St.
Oglethorpe, GA 31068
478-472-7021
Duties of the County Recorder:
The Clerk of Court functions as the recorder for land and property records in Georgia. These records include deeds, mortgages, transfers of property, foreclosures, and probate documents.
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Macon County, you can contact the custodian of the office you are seeking records from.
Contact Information:
Macon County Government
121 South Sumter St.
Oglethorpe, GA 31068
478-472-7021
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Macon County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 165
Per 1,000 population: 12.4
Deaths (2007): 175
Per 1,000 population: 13.1
Infant Deaths (2007): 1
Per 1,000 population: 6.1
Macon County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 37
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 1
Robbery: 3
Aggravated Assault: 32
Property Crimes (2008): 256
Burglary: 78
Larceny-Theft: 163
Motor Vehicle Theft: 15
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,026 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $667 (1.1%)
Households: 13,578
Male householders: 2,348 (820 living alone)
Female householders: 2,464 (861 living alone)
1,842 spouses (1,801 opposite-sex spouses)
66 unmarried partners, (41 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.9
Housing
Total HU (Housing Units) 6,244 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 3,377 (54.1%)
Renter Occupied HU 1,672 (26.8%)
Vacant Housing Units 1,195 (19.1%)
Median Home Value $74,979
Average Home Value $104,967
Housing Affordability Index 252