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Census Tract 2, Macon, IL

2,281 Population
0.6 square miles 4,063.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.4 ±3.9 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Decatur: 39.2 ±0.9
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Macon County: 40.6 ±0.4

Economics

$23,828 ±$7,368 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Decatur: $32,769 ±$1,117
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Macon County: $36,605 ±$955
$50,238 ±$18,153 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Decatur: $51,592 ±$2,061
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Macon County: $62,666 ±$2,127

21.3% ±7% (486  ±204) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Decatur: 19.4% 13,012 (±1.9% / ±1,251)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Macon County: 15% 14,834 (±1.3% / ±1,260)

18.5 minutes ±0.4 (16,775  ±5,100) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Decatur: 17.7 464,900 (±0.9 / ±28,463)
  • a little less than the figure in Macon County: 19.4 769,085 (±0.7 / ±33,408)

Families

818 ±136 Number of households
  • Decatur: 30,920 ±545
  • Macon County: 43,468 ±625
2.8 ±0.6 (2,281  ±600) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Decatur: 2.2 66,958 (±0 / ±548)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Macon County: 2.3 98,833 (±0 / ±38)

2.2% ±3.5% (16  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Decatur: 9.6% † 1,576 (±2% / ±329)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Macon County: 9.4% † 2,114 (±1.7% / ±382)

Housing

1,062 ±125 Number of housing units
  • Decatur: 36,018 ±408
  • Macon County: 49,630 ±55

$37,100 ±$9,262 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Decatur: $99,600 ±$3,837
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Macon County: $127,300 ±$4,307

12.5% ±6.8% (284  ±172.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Decatur: 14.9% 10,306 (±1.4% / ±995.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 12.7% 12,820 (±1.1% / ±1,064.6)

Social

74.7% ±9.9% (963  ±207.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Decatur: 91.7% 44,030 (±2.8% / ±1,433.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Macon County: 93.1% 65,348 (±2.4% / ±1,657.9)
5.2% ±4.2% (67  ±55) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Decatur: 21.6% 10,390 (±1.7% / ±805.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Macon County: 24.4% 17,129 (±1.4% / ±987.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4.2% ±3% (66  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Decatur: 6.7% 3,672 (±0.6% / ±347)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Macon County: 6.8% 5,383 (±0.6% / ±462)
66 Total veterans ±49 66 Male ±49 N/A Female ±13

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