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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Manufacturing (19.2%), Retail trade (12.1%).
Detached houses: $140,923Here:$140,923State:$252,233 Townhouses or other attached units: $164,335Here:$164,335State:$249,884 In 2-unit structures: $67,778Here:$67,778State:$282,193 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $249,783Here:$249,783State:$320,044 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $486,305Here:$486,305State:$280,866 Mobile homes: $52,655Here:$52,655State:$35,670 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $335,318Here:$335,318State:$62,382
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 45.1%
Obama (Democratic): 50.2% McCain (Republican): 49.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,954 (2.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,461 (1.6%)
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.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.093 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 14.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 42 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Macon County: Hufford Switch (A), Camp Warren (B), Austin Townhall (C), Decatur Ambulance Service Post 3 (D), Argenta - Oreana Fire Protection District Station 2 (E), Long Creek Fire Protection District (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Macon County include: Oakley Brick Church (A), New Life Church (B), Sunnyside Road Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Salem Church (F), Sharon Church (G), Union Church (H), Garven Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Illini Cemetery (1), Garver Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Long Point Cemetery (4), Harristown Cemetery (5), Salem Cemetery (6), Whitley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Sheep Lake (A), Lake Urich (B), Otter Lake (C), Calamus Lake (D), Lake Tokorozawa (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ward Branch (A), Big Creek (B), Sand Creek (C), Dry Branch (D), Willow Branch (E), Goose Neck Slough (F), Smiths Branch (G), Kickapoo Creek (H), Friends Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Macon County include: Willow Branch County Conservation Area (1), Griswold County Conservation Area (2), Fort Daniel Conservation Area (3), Boiling Springs Park (4), Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (5), Calamus Lake Nature Preserve (6), Spitler Woods Nature Preserve (7), Rock Springs Center (8), Spitler Woods State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Macon County: Hufford Switch (A), Camp Warren (B), Austin Townhall (C), Decatur Ambulance Service Post 3 (D), Argenta - Oreana Fire Protection District Station 2 (E), Long Creek Fire Protection District (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Macon County include: Oakley Brick Church (A), New Life Church (B), Sunnyside Road Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Salem Church (F), Sharon Church (G), Union Church (H), Garven Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Illini Cemetery (1), Garver Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Long Point Cemetery (4), Harristown Cemetery (5), Salem Cemetery (6), Whitley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Sheep Lake (A), Lake Urich (B), Otter Lake (C), Calamus Lake (D), Lake Tokorozawa (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ward Branch (A), Big Creek (B), Sand Creek (C), Dry Branch (D), Willow Branch (E), Goose Neck Slough (F), Smiths Branch (G), Kickapoo Creek (H), Friends Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Macon County include: Willow Branch County Conservation Area (1), Griswold County Conservation Area (2), Fort Daniel Conservation Area (3), Boiling Springs Park (4), Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (5), Calamus Lake Nature Preserve (6), Spitler Woods Nature Preserve (7), Rock Springs Center (8), Spitler Woods State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Christian County , De Witt County , Logan County , Moultrie County , Piatt County , Sangamon County , Shelby County .
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Current college students: 6,495 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,571 (48% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%
Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 18,390 (1,433 second mortgage, 1,373 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11,448
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4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,446 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($500 average AGI)Macon County:0.03%Illinois average:0.19% 2.57% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($24,159 average AGI) 1.71% relocated from other states ($16,787 average AGI)Macon County:1.71%Illinois average:2.13%
5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,358 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($943 average AGI)Macon County:0.03%Illinois average:0.07% 2.80% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,166 average AGI) 2.23% relocated to other states ($19,249 average AGI)Macon County:2.23%Illinois average:2.58%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 20,177 (17,236 aged, 2,941 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 61.6. This is less than state average.
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Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
24,013 spouses, 31,986 children (28,824 natural, 1,135 adopted, 2,027 stepchildren), 1,968 grandchildren, 506 brothers or sisters, 482 parents, 955 other relatives, 2,034 non-relatives
Size of family households: 14,765 2-persons, 7,099 3-persons, 5,584 4-persons, 2,398 5-persons, 850 6-persons, 387 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 13,430 1-person, 1,630 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 169 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
96.7% of residents of Macon County speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Population growth in Macon County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.32 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
Year house built
56% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Illinois.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,900
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Health - Other: $1,000
General - Other: $6,716,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,049,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,640,000
Police Protection: $5,344,000
Regular Highways: $3,746,000
Central Staff Services: $3,186,000
General Public Buildings: $1,036,000
Solid Waste Management: $214,000
Interest Earnings: $822,000
Highways: $6,870,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,454,000
All Other: $827,000
Other License: $254,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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