Macon County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 81,25670.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,77412.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,6035.8%Two or more races
  • 2,3752.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2641.1%Asian alone
  • 2950.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1360.1%Some other race alone
  • 60.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $131,561

Here:	$131,561
State:	$257,121

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,569

Here:	$99,569
State:	$248,095

In 2-unit structures: $112,361

Here:	$112,361
State:	$291,160

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $255,755

Here:	$255,755
State:	$279,934

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,975

Here:	$97,975
State:	$287,217

Mobile homes: $28,392

Here:	$28,392
State:	$51,477

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,281 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,212 (2.3%)

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: 92.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,480 (50.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4592010 or later
• 8302000 to 2009
• 5981990 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: 39,998
• One, attached: 908
• Two: 1,152
• 3 or 4: 1,481
• 5 to 9: 1,708
• 10 to 19: 1,582
• 20 to 49: 998
• 50 or more: 1,142
• Mobile homes: 1,223
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 241

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 17,219 (542 second mortgage, 1,757 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,203

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

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 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

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:

• In family households: 82,788 (12,861 male householders, 13,000 female householders)

  19,059 spouses, 31,074 children (28,344 natural, 603 adopted, 2,127 stepchildren), 2,449 grandchildren, 645 brothers or sisters, 524 parents, 1,095 other relatives, 2,081 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 19,279 (8,198 male householders (7,180 living alone)), 8,918 female householders (8,341 living alone)), 2,163 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,734

Size of family households: 13,488 2-persons, 4,698 3-persons, 4,250 4-persons, 2,166 5-persons, 765 6-persons, 494 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,521 1-person, 1,461 2-persons, 134 4-persons.

12,702 married couples with children.
7,507 single-parent households (1,486 men, 6,021 women).

95.8% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% 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
• 1762014 or later
• 6362010 to 2013
• 4,4562000 to 2009
• 2,9001990 to 1999
• 3,5131980 to 1989
• 8,1501970 to 1979
• 5,6941960 to 1969
• 9,6411950 to 1959
• 4,4161940 to 1949
• 10,8511939 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
• 782 rooms
• 3363 rooms
• 2,7904 rooms
• 8,0825 rooms
• 6,1816 rooms
• 5,7267 rooms
• 3,7798 rooms
• 4,4509+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 4011 room
• 8282 rooms
• 1,6693 rooms
• 3,0084 rooms
• 2,9475 rooms
• 1,6076 rooms
• 5607 rooms
• 4358 rooms
• 1009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 78no bedroom
• 4611 bedroom
• 7,0162 bedrooms
• 16,6083 bedrooms
• 6,2974 bedrooms
• 9625+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 450no bedroom
• 3,0461 bedroom
• 4,8462 bedrooms
• 2,4923 bedrooms
• 6524 bedrooms
• 695+ 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
• 982no vehicle
• 9,9521 vehicle
• 12,7562 vehicles
• 5,4203 vehicles
• 1,1814 vehicles
• 1,1315+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,654no vehicle
• 5,9471 vehicle
• 2,2092 vehicles
• 5413 vehicles
• 1424 vehicles
• 625+ vehicles

83.6% 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, 69% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 85,099
• Other state: 17,731
• Northeast: 1,335
• Midwest: 7,826
• South: 6,791
• West: 1,779

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+)"