Macon County, Illinois (IL)

Races in Macon County, Illinois:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $133,916

Here:	$133,916
State:	$249,958

Townhouses or other attached units: $121,929

Here:	$121,929
State:	$231,967

In 2-unit structures: $104,416

Here:	$104,416
State:	$270,571

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,801

Here:	$126,801
State:	$249,493

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $77,681

Here:	$77,681
State:	$269,512

Mobile homes: $31,406

Here:	$31,406
State:	$51,570

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,422 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,735 (2.0%)

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.

2012 air pollution in Macon County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 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: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,735 (61.5% naturalized citizens)

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: 38,886
• One, attached: 890
• Two: 678
• 3 or 4: 1,257
• 5 to 9: 2,469
• 10 to 19: 1,709
• 20 to 49: 667
• 50 or more: 2,252
• Mobile homes: 1,430

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 15,478 (180 second mortgage, 1,257 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,011

Religion statistics for Macon County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Macon County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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

4.02% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,479 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($277 average AGI)

Macon County:	0.02%
Illinois average:	0.03%

2.45% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($21,564 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($17,638 average AGI)

Macon County:	1.55%
Illinois average:	1.87%

from Sangamon County, IL	0.25% ($30,459 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.19% ($26,687)
from Christian County, IL	0.16% ($36,159)
from Piatt County, IL	0.16% ($42,060)
from Shelby County, IL	0.15% ($40,712)
from Champaign County, IL	0.15% ($32,585)
from Moultrie County, IL	0.15% ($33,635)

4.41% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,384 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($359 average AGI)

Macon County:	0.04%
Illinois average:	0.07%

2.45% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,482 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($25,543 average AGI)

Macon County:	1.92%
Illinois average:	2.36%

to Sangamon County, IL	0.29% ($34,714 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.24% ($29,614)
to Champaign County, IL	0.19% ($37,951)
to Moultrie County, IL	0.18% ($36,234)
to McLean County, IL	0.16% ($45,783)
to Piatt County, IL	0.15% ($37,381)
to Christian County, IL	0.13% ($42,607)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

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.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.5. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 82,712 (13,563 male householders, 13,302 female householders)

  18,493 spouses, 28,679 children (26,376 natural, 452 adopted, 1,851 stepchildren), 2,393 grandchildren, 909 brothers or sisters, 1,488 parents, 944 other relatives, 2,941 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 20,177 (6,996 male householders (6,066 living alone)), 10,141 female householders (8,972 living alone)), 3,040 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,661

Size of family households: 13,250 2-persons, 5,505 3-persons, 4,317 4-persons, 2,448 5-persons, 842 6-persons, 503 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,038 1-person, 1,789 2-persons, 192 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 27 5-persons.

12,485 married couples with children.
8,470 single-parent households (1,617 men, 6,853 women).

96.2% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not 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)

82% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 85,962
• Other state: 18,423
• Northeast: 1,874
• Midwest: 8,193
• South: 6,416
• West: 1,940

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+)"