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Census Tract 26.01, Macon, IL

3,778 Population
10.5 square miles 359.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.6 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Decatur: 39.2 ±0.9
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Macon County: 40.6 ±0.4

Economics

$54,259 ±$7,614 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Decatur: $32,769 ±$1,117
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Macon County: $36,605 ±$955
$92,462 ±$7,325 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Decatur: $51,592 ±$2,061
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Macon County: $62,666 ±$2,127

4.8% ±2.8% (179  ±105) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Decatur: 19.4% 13,012 (±1.9% / ±1,251)
  • about one-third of the rate in Macon County: 15% 14,834 (±1.3% / ±1,260)

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Families

1,870 ±175 Number of households
  • Decatur: 30,920 ±545
  • Macon County: 43,468 ±625
2 ±0.2 (3,778  ±190) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Decatur: 2.2 66,958 (±0 / ±548)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Macon County: 2.3 98,833 (±0 / ±38)

2.5% ±3.8% (15  ±23) 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

2,062 ±168 Number of housing units
  • Decatur: 36,018 ±408
  • Macon County: 49,630 ±55

$160,700 ±$22,018 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Decatur: $99,600 ±$3,837
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Macon County: $127,300 ±$4,307

4.8% ±2.8% (181  ±106.9) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Decatur: 14.9% 10,306 (±1.4% / ±995.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Macon County: 12.7% 12,820 (±1.1% / ±1,064.6)

Social

94.4% ±8.3% (2,835  ±329) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Decatur: 91.7% 44,030 (±2.8% / ±1,433.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 93.1% 65,348 (±2.4% / ±1,657.9)
28.4% ±5.5% (852  ±176.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Decatur: 21.6% 10,390 (±1.7% / ±805.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Macon County: 24.4% 17,129 (±1.4% / ±987.3)

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

3.1% ±2.5% (116  ±94) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Decatur: 3.1% † 2,168 (±0.6% / ±383)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Macon County: 2.8% 2,799

6.1% ±2.3% (194  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Decatur: 6.7% 3,672 (±0.6% / ±347)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Macon County: 6.8% 5,383 (±0.6% / ±462)
194 Total veterans ±76 167 Male ±67 27 Female ±26

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