Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. The town was …Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. The town was originally named "Joetown", but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he'd just named it.