Macon County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 79,04968.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 15,27713.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,0955.3%Two or more races
  • 2,4372.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0911.0%Asian alone
  • 1960.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1750.2%Some other race alone
  • 140.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $142,829

Here:	$142,829
State:	$266,086

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,917

Here:	$163,917
State:	$247,630

In 2-unit structures: $210,935

Here:	$210,935
State:	$268,780

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $938,056

Here:	$938,056
State:	$306,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $72,930

Here:	$72,930
State:	$303,902

Mobile homes: $173,660

Here:	$173,660
State:	$59,325

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 2019: $2,162 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,995 (1.9%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Macon County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above 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: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,750 (45.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6562010 or later
• 3692000 to 2009
• 5391990 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: 40,301
• One, attached: 759
• Two: 369
• 3 or 4: 1,058
• 5 to 9: 2,220
• 10 to 19: 748
• 20 to 49: 1,941
• 50 or more: 1,934
• Mobile homes: 986

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 15,173 (288 second mortgage, 1,080 home equity loan, 59 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,014

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

3.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,040 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.39% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($27,399 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($18,641 average AGI)

Macon County:	1.41%
Illinois average:	1.87%

from Sangamon County, IL	0.29% ($38,068 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.19% ($42,513)
from Piatt County, IL	0.17% ($48,264)
from McLean County, IL	0.16% ($43,313)
from Christian County, IL	0.16% ($39,485)
from Moultrie County, IL	0.16% ($44,662)
from Shelby County, IL	0.15% ($42,852)

4.86% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,781 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.56% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($26,416 average AGI)
2.31% relocated to other states ($31,365 average AGI)

Macon County:	2.31%
Illinois average:	2.67%

to Sangamon County, IL	0.29% ($49,605 average AGI)
to Champaign County, IL	0.24% ($37,461)
to Cook County, IL	0.19% ($83,519)
to McLean County, IL	0.19% ($58,722)
to Piatt County, IL	0.17% ($51,068)
to Christian County, IL	0.13% ($47,554)
to Moultrie County, IL	0.13% ($40,982)

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 2019: 12.5

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 2019: 11.2

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

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: 23,348 (7,708 living alone), Female householders: 19,393 (8,379 living alone)

• 19,115 spouses (19,021 opposite-sex spouses), 2,229 unmarried partners, (2,171 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,757 children (26,026 natural, 639 adopted, 1,092 stepchildren), 2,765 grandchildren, 447 brothers or sisters, 732 parents, 65 foster children, 1,244 other relatives, 3,189 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,725

Size of family households: 15,248 2-persons, 4,155 3-persons, 3,001 4-persons, 1,080 5-persons, 588 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,087 1-person, 1,697 2-persons, 588 3-persons, 155 4-persons.

14,716 married couples with children.
5,317 single-parent households (514 men, 4,803 women).

96.6% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% 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
• 4442014 or later
• 6512010 to 2013
• 2,4132000 to 2009
• 3,4241990 to 1999
• 3,8031980 to 1989
• 7,8691970 to 1979
• 8,9371960 to 1969
• 9,8431950 to 1959
• 5,2841940 to 1949
• 7,6481939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 481 room
• 02 rooms
• 3503 rooms
• 1,0034 rooms
• 6,6545 rooms
• 6,2706 rooms
• 5,8907 rooms
• 3,5078 rooms
• 5,4659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 3281 room
• 7482 rooms
• 2,1973 rooms
• 3,8164 rooms
• 3,2915 rooms
• 1,9776 rooms
• 7007 rooms
• 3508 rooms
• 1479+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 48no bedroom
• 4831 bedroom
• 6,5852 bedrooms
• 15,2473 bedrooms
• 5,6514 bedrooms
• 1,1735+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 328no bedroom
• 4,9941 bedroom
• 5,9112 bedrooms
• 1,9793 bedrooms
• 3064 bedrooms
• 365+ 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
• 289no vehicle
• 8,2611 vehicle
• 13,6992 vehicles
• 5,6273 vehicles
• 8494 vehicles
• 4625+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,633no vehicle
• 8,0211 vehicle
• 2,4072 vehicles
• 4673 vehicles
• 264 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

84.3% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 83,377
• Other state: 17,333
• Northeast: 1,066
• Midwest: 7,819
• South: 6,155
• West: 2,293

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+)"