Macon County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 75,94374.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 15,49515.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,4826.3%Two or more races
  • 2,6582.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4051.4%Asian alone
  • 4490.4%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $152,668

Here:	$152,668
State:	$285,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $146,862

Here:	$146,862
State:	$267,853

In 2-unit structures: $127,236

Here:	$127,236
State:	$305,909

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,684

Here:	$154,684
State:	$356,547

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,197

Here:	$95,197
State:	$327,261

Mobile homes: $38,565

Here:	$38,565
State:	$69,530

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 74
• Thefts: 143
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 39
• Thefts: 180
• Auto thefts: 6

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,581 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,209 (2.1%)

Area name: Decatur, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Macon County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $712 a month.

Cities in this county include: Decatur, Mount Zion, Forsyth, Maroa, Long Creek, Harristown, Warrensburg, Macon, Blue Mound, Argenta.

2019 air pollution in Macon County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 11.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Cass County , Clear Creek County, Colorado , Hendricks County, Indiana , Licking County, Ohio .

Current college students: 6,495
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,476 (31.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,0772010 or later
• 4322000 to 2009
• 3431990 to 1999
• 2841980 to 1989
• 2261970 to 1979
• 493Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 39,156
• One, attached: 1,070
• Two: 690
• 3 or 4: 765
• 5 to 9: 2,581
• 10 to 19: 1,799
• 20 to 49: 929
• 50 or more: 1,418
• Mobile homes: 1,279

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 14,880 (986 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 859 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 358

Religion statistics for Macon County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Macon County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1681: February 09, 2007, FEMA Id: 1681, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Illinois Severe Storms/Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 18, 1996 to April 19, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1110: April 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1110, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 30, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-583: April 30, 1979, FEMA Id: 583, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 11, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-427: April 11, 1974, FEMA Id: 427, Natural disaster type: Tornado

4.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,428 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.43% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($27,218 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($23,209 average AGI)

Macon County:	1.71%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Sangamon County, IL	0.34% ($51,672 average AGI)
from Champaign County, IL	0.19% ($40,922)
from Cook County, IL	0.19% ($59,473)
from Christian County, IL	0.17% ($43,647)
from Piatt County, IL	0.16% ($45,354)
from McLean County, IL	0.16% ($42,984)
from De Witt County, IL	0.12% ($36,319)

5.22% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,794 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.77% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,421 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($35,373 average AGI)

Macon County:	2.44%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Sangamon County, IL	0.34% ($64,261 average AGI)
to Champaign County, IL	0.23% ($37,467)
to McLean County, IL	0.21% ($50,128)
to Moultrie County, IL	0.18% ($58,577)
to Piatt County, IL	0.17% ($46,565)
to Cook County, IL	0.17% ($69,559)
to Christian County, IL	0.17% ($38,940)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Macon County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 19,310 (7,472 living alone), Female householders: 24,604 (8,532 living alone)

• 18,707 spouses (18,680 opposite-sex spouses), 2,129 unmarried partners, (2,055 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,247 children (24,907 natural, 814 adopted, 1,526 stepchildren), 2,842 grandchildren, 720 brothers or sisters, 1,065 parents, 0 foster children, 1,260 other relatives, 1,590 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,958

Size of family households: 14,673 2-persons, 4,736 3-persons, 3,093 4-persons, 1,536 5-persons, 1,086 6-persons, 411 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,004 1-person, 1,952 2-persons, 333 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 16 6-persons.

13,523 married couples with children.
6,561 single-parent households (1,236 men, 5,325 women).

96.3% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $709,573,000 ($6,394 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,517,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $305,854,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $147,773,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,734,000
Federal grants: $133,194,000
Federal procurement contracts: $80,363,000 ($284,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,654,000 ($7,613,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $504,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,534,000
Federal Government insurance: $71,424,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-54 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.32 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

• Year house built in Macon County, Illinois
• 1902020 or later
• 1,5422010 to 2019
• 2,7712000 to 2009
• 3,5861990 to 1999
• 4,0641980 to 1989
• 9,4641970 to 1979
• 6,1051960 to 1969
• 8,0831950 to 1959
• 2,6861940 to 1949
• 11,1961939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 01 room
• 312 rooms
• 3713 rooms
• 1,8664 rooms
• 6,4715 rooms
• 7,9536 rooms
• 6,0207 rooms
• 3,1618 rooms
• 4,3859+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 7511 room
• 6772 rooms
• 1,8673 rooms
• 2,8894 rooms
• 4,3585 rooms
• 1,5206 rooms
• 7667 rooms
• 1998 rooms
• 6299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 0no bedroom
• 4151 bedroom
• 6,7322 bedrooms
• 16,3703 bedrooms
• 5,9474 bedrooms
• 7945+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 816no bedroom
• 2,8601 bedroom
• 5,5982 bedrooms
• 3,6303 bedrooms
• 6274 bedrooms
• 1255+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,298no vehicle
• 8,2031 vehicle
• 13,6132 vehicles
• 5,3853 vehicles
• 1,4194 vehicles
• 3405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,251no vehicle
• 5,9191 vehicle
• 3,1752 vehicles
• 1,2093 vehicles
• 704 vehicles
• 325+ vehicles

84.8% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 82,072
• Other state: 17,549
• Northeast: 1,075
• Midwest: 5,664
• South: 8,885
• West: 1,925

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,073
• Number of aged recipients: 123
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,950
• Number of recipients under 18: 592
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,127
• Number of recipients older than 64: 354
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 977
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,416

Macon County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"