Macon County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 74,63573.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 16,58916.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,7105.6%Two or more races
  • 2,7692.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4641.4%Asian alone
  • 3160.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $174,123

Here:	$174,123
State:	$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,303

Here:	$164,303
State:	$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $140,947

Here:	$140,947
State:	$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $173,848

Here:	$173,848
State:	$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $105,756

Here:	$105,756
State:	$318,887

Mobile homes: $45,122

Here:	$45,122
State:	$78,855

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,636 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,991 (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.

2023 air pollution in Macon County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 11.9 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: 95.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,512 (28.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,1772010 or later
• 4792000 to 2009
• 3991990 to 1999
• 2841980 to 1989
• 2261970 to 1979
• 493Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 40,055
• One, attached: 724
• Two: 260
• 3 or 4: 1,160
• 5 to 9: 1,784
• 10 to 19: 2,125
• 20 to 49: 958
• 50 or more: 1,365
• Mobile homes: 1,182
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 18,126 (1,169 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 893 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 360

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 2022: 10.5

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 2020: 11.7

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

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: 19,757 (6,928 living alone), Female householders: 23,961 (9,155 living alone)

• 18,754 spouses (18,738 opposite-sex spouses), 3,255 unmarried partners, (3,147 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,908 children (25,901 natural, 179 adopted, 1,828 stepchildren), 1,335 grandchildren, 439 brothers or sisters, 798 parents, 439 foster children, 333 other relatives, 1,508 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,996

Size of family households: 13,060 2-persons, 5,564 3-persons, 3,316 4-persons, 2,464 5-persons, 1,081 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,083 1-person, 1,761 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 54 5-persons.

13,394 married couples with children.
7,638 single-parent households (1,472 men, 6,166 women).

95.4% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% 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
• 1332020 or later
• 1,2192010 to 2019
• 2,0642000 to 2009
• 3,8361990 to 1999
• 3,4271980 to 1989
• 7,9921970 to 1979
• 6,5301960 to 1969
• 9,1031950 to 1959
• 4,1321940 to 1949
• 11,1871939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 861 room
• 1432 rooms
• 5763 rooms
• 2,9914 rooms
• 6,2045 rooms
• 6,7786 rooms
• 5,2397 rooms
• 4,5158 rooms
• 5,3709+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 5611 room
• 5782 rooms
• 2,8913 rooms
• 2,8044 rooms
• 3,1775 rooms
• 8886 rooms
• 5927 rooms
• 2438 rooms
• 829+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, Illinois
• 86no bedroom
• 9601 bedroom
• 6,8892 bedrooms
• 17,1313 bedrooms
• 4,9874 bedrooms
• 1,8495+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, Illinois
• 561no bedroom
• 3,2161 bedroom
• 5,2222 bedrooms
• 2,4043 bedrooms
• 4134 bedrooms
• 05+ 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
• 507no vehicle
• 9,7541 vehicle
• 14,5322 vehicles
• 5,1133 vehicles
• 1,4854 vehicles
• 5115+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,742no vehicle
• 6,4591 vehicle
• 2,1392 vehicles
• 2563 vehicles
• 1414 vehicles
• 795+ vehicles

86.7% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 80,192
• Other state: 18,487
• Northeast: 623
• Midwest: 6,470
• South: 8,021
• West: 3,373

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+)"