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MaconIL

A town of 1,047. A typical home worth about $163K.

Population
1,047
+3.4% since 2010
Typical home
$163K
+6.4% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
45.3
years
Jobs based here
264
A commuter town

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The 2 things Macon does most differently from other towns.

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1,047 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Macon home is worth about $163K

The typical Macon home is worth about $163,000, up 6.4% in a year, 45% below the Illinois typical home.

$163KZillow home value

Typical home value

Macon$163K
Illinois$298K
+6.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Macon

Most working residents leave Macon for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Decatur (43%), Springfield (3%) and Bloomington (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Macon9%
Decatur43%
Springfield3%
Bloomington2%
Assumption2%
12 mi
median commute distance
264
jobs based in Macon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns

Macon beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better25 too close to call2 worse
What stands outMaconIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.1%15.9%
Fewer uninsured adults6.3%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.7%7.6%
St. Marys Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
65th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Macon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Macon is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 807 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Macon Memorial Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

91% of working residents leave Macon for work

Where Macon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43% → Decatur Decatur 43% 3% → Springfield Springfield 3% 2% → Bloomington Bloomington 2% 2% → Assumption Assumption 2% 2% → Chicago Chicago 2% 2% → South Macon South Macon 2% Macon · 9% stay
264jobs based in Macon
9%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Macon

City in Illinois, United States

Macon is a city in Macon County, Illinois, United States whose population was 1,177 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies 9 miles (14 km) south of Decatur.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,177
Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
722 ft
ZIP code
62544
Area code
217

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