Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census,
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ideal as a town in 1906.
Geography
Ideal is located in western Macon County at (32.372918, -84.188822). Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast to Oglethorpe, the county seat, and northwest to Rupert.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.95%, are water.<br> 1850-1870 1880<br> 1890-1910 1920-1930<br> 1930-1940 1940-1950<br> 1960-1980 1990
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ideal racial composition as of 2020
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|113
|27.76%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|270
|66.34%
|-
|Asian
|1
|0.25%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|21
|5.16%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|2
|0.49%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 407 people, 124 households, and 64 families residing in the city.