Macon County, Illinois
Macon County, Illinois · ZIP 61749, 61756, 61818
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 100,737 (2024 estimate)Population
- 43,334Households
- $62,449Median household income
- $121,800Median home value
- 30Towns with a page
- 24ZIP codes
Macon County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 114,706 |
| 2010 | 110,768 |
| 2020 | 103,998 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $62,449 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 30,267 units
- Renter occupied
- 13,067 units
- Vacancy rate
- 12.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
42,511 employees in 2,241 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Macon County | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 102,591 | 12,692,653 |
| Median household income | $62,449 | $81,702 |
| Median age | 40.9 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $121,800 | $250,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 24.1% | 37.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.8% | 14.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 69.8% | 66.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 18.9 minutes | 28.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Macon County30 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur | City | 68,763 | 44.2 sq mi |
| Decatur Township | Township | 45,999 | 29.1 sq mi |
| Hickory Point Township | Township | 17,712 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Long Creek Township | Township | 10,255 | 38.2 sq mi |
| Mount Zion Township | Township | 7,042 | 66.6 sq mi |
| Mount Zion | Village | 5,897 | 4.28 sq mi |
| Whitmore Township | Township | 4,188 | 35.9 sq mi |
| South Wheatland Township | Township | 3,914 | 27.8 sq mi |
| Forsyth | Village | 3,656 | 3.10 sq mi |
| Maroa Township | Township | 1,803 | 41.8 sq mi |
| Harristown Township | Township | 1,707 | 28.1 sq mi |
| Maroa | City | 1,533 | 1.76 sq mi |
| South Macon Township | Township | 1,417 | 33.8 sq mi |
| Pleasant View Township | Township | 1,370 | 30.6 sq mi |
| Friends Creek Township | Township | 1,328 | 49.3 sq mi |
| Illini Township | Township | 1,302 | 36.7 sq mi |
| Harristown | Village | 1,270 | 1.90 sq mi |
| Long Creek | Village | 1,232 | 2.82 sq mi |
| Macon | City | 1,133 | 1.27 sq mi |
| Blue Mound | Village | 1,090 | 0.59 sq mi |
| Warrensburg | Village | 1,086 | 0.73 sq mi |
| Oakley Township | Township | 954 | 28.7 sq mi |
| Argenta | Village | 880 | 0.65 sq mi |
| Oreana | Village | 858 | 0.47 sq mi |
| Blue Mound Township | Township | 793 | 32.6 sq mi |
| Niantic Township | Township | 727 | 29.1 sq mi |
| Niantic | Village | 588 | 1.04 sq mi |
| Boody | Census designated place | 420 | 1.15 sq mi |
| Austin Township | Township | 226 | 36.9 sq mi |
| Elwin | Census designated place | 33 | 0.83 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Across Macon County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Christian CountyPopulation 33,247 (2024 estimate)
- De Witt CountyPopulation 15,319 (2024 estimate)
- Logan CountyPopulation 27,518 (2024 estimate)
- Moultrie CountyPopulation 14,365 (2024 estimate)
- Piatt CountyPopulation 16,628 (2024 estimate)
- Sangamon CountyPopulation 194,345 (2024 estimate)
- Shelby CountyPopulation 20,542 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.