Illinois · GEOID 17115

Macon County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 101,849 · 49,630 housing units

Median household income

$62,666

State $84,845

Median home value

$127,300

State $269,776

Median gross rent

$847

State $1,303

Homeownership rate

70.2%

State 67.1%

Renter cost-burden rate

40.3%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

15.6%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.5%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

11.8%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

12.4%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.03

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Macon County	Illinois
Population	101,849	12,694,798
Population density (per sq. mi.)	175.44	—
Median household income	$62,666	$84,845
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$95,100	—
Households	43,468	—
Average household size	2.27 people	—
Owner-occupied	70.2%	67.1%
Renter-occupied	29.8%	32.9%
Race	74.2% White · 16.3% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Macon County compared with Illinois.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

24.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 37.8%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	21.1%	$54,857	$1,371	$173,177
1 earner	32.9%	$63,412	$1,585	$205,021
2 earners	39.8%	$118,269	$2,957	$409,218
3+ earners	6.3%	$132,852	$3,321	$463,501

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

43,468

Average size: 2.27 people

Households with children

9,380

21.6% of households

Per-capita income

$36,605

Poverty rate: 15.1%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

70.2% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.1%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 80.8% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 10.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

74.4% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,964.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $127,300.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $847.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 6,162 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 2.5% · For rent 28.8% · Seasonal 2.6% · Other 42.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

54.8% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 45.2% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.3%

158 units of 49,630 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

5.3%

2,627 units of 49,630 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$50,133

100% MHI$62,666

120% MHI$75,199

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Macon County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$53,300	$60,900	$76,100
100% AMI	$66,570	$76,080	$95,100
120% AMI	$79,900	$91,300	$114,100

HUD FMR Area: Decatur, IL MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

40.3% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (19.2% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

15.6% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Macon County.

Covered employment

41,953

Across 17 sectors

Establishments

1,841

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$66,951

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	10,627	$106,026	$363,645	+$236,345	$2,651
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	5,992	$62,508	$201,656	+$74,356	$1,563
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	4,589	$35,079	$99,556	−$27,744	$877
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	3,778	$76,344	$253,159	+$125,859	$1,909
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	3,621	$22,860	$54,073	−$73,227	$572
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	3,616	$48,487	$149,466	+$22,166	$1,212
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	2,412	$69,138	$226,336	+$99,036	$1,728
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	1,589	$57,286	$182,218	+$54,918	$1,432
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	1,359	$85,323	$286,582	+$159,282	$2,133
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	1,222	$40,299	$118,987	−$8,313	$1,007
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	1,180	$74,609	$246,701	+$119,401	$1,865
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	868	$51,284	$159,877	+$32,577	$1,282
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	434	$19,019	$39,776	−$87,524	$475
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	322	$51,007	$158,846	+$31,546	$1,275
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	309	$49,375	$152,771	+$25,471	$1,234
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	34	$132,484	$462,131	+$334,831	$3,312
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	1	$20,995	$47,131	−$80,169	$525

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	5,827	$128,552	$447,495	+$320,195	$3,214
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	3,616	$48,487	$149,466	+$22,166	$1,212
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	3,367	$22,842	$54,006	−$73,294	$571
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	1,805	$69,608	$228,085	+$100,785	$1,740
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	1,751	$71,064	$233,505	+$106,205	$1,777
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	1,648	$79,071	$263,310	+$136,010	$1,977
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	1,495	$26,960	$69,335	−$57,965	$674
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	1,346	$58,682	$187,415	+$60,115	$1,467
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	1,291	$34,043	$95,700	−$31,600	$851
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	1,180	$74,609	$246,701	+$119,401	$1,865
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	1,076	$61,097	$196,404	+$69,104	$1,527
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	1,013	$79,539	$265,052	+$137,752	$1,988
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	854	$74,755	$247,244	+$119,944	$1,869
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	808	$63,907	$206,864	+$79,564	$1,598
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	765	$49,153	$151,945	+$24,645	$1,229
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	669	$53,483	$168,062	+$40,762	$1,337
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	619	$87,584	$294,998	+$167,698	$2,190
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	616	$35,766	$102,114	−$25,186	$894
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	502	$25,626	$64,369	−$62,931	$641
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	475	$26,652	$68,188	−$59,112	$666
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	416	$37,311	$107,865	−$19,435	$933
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	382	$19,378	$41,112	−$86,188	$484
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	366	$64,882	$210,493	+$83,193	$1,622
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	358	$34,223	$96,370	−$30,930	$856
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	353	$73,288	$241,783	+$114,483	$1,832
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	330	$41,588	$123,785	−$3,515	$1,040
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	325	$99,922	$340,924	+$213,624	$2,498
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	276	$26,233	$66,629	−$60,671	$656
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	254	$23,093	$54,940	−$72,360	$577
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	233	$50,977	$158,734	+$31,434	$1,274
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	198	$194,173	$691,758	+$564,458	$4,854
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	187	$44,686	$135,317	+$8,017	$1,117
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	172	$62,089	$200,097	+$72,797	$1,552
NAICS 516 Broadcasting and content providers NAICS 516	163	$51,639	$161,198	+$33,898	$1,291
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	143	$66,575	$216,795	+$89,495	$1,664
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	128	$69,244	$226,730	+$99,430	$1,731
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	104	$66,468	$216,397	+$89,097	$1,662
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	99	$52,052	$162,736	+$35,436	$1,301
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	76	$89,610	$302,539	+$175,239	$2,240
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	76	$44,464	$134,491	+$7,191	$1,112
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	56	$60,732	$195,046	+$67,746	$1,518
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	48	$56,218	$178,243	+$50,943	$1,405
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	47	$30,404	$82,155	−$45,145	$760
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	45	$77,014	$255,653	+$128,353	$1,925
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	42	$26,003	$65,772	−$61,528	$650
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	35	$58,845	$188,022	+$60,722	$1,471
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	34	$132,484	$462,131	+$334,831	$3,312
NAICS 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing NAICS 312	29	$24,066	$58,562	−$68,738	$602
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	26	$66,410	$216,181	+$88,881	$1,660
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	23	$25,526	$63,997	−$63,303	$638
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	20	$87,328	$294,045	+$166,745	$2,183
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	18	$54,723	$172,678	+$45,378	$1,368
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	2	$71,881	$236,546	+$109,246	$1,797
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	1	$20,995	$47,131	−$80,169	$525

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	970	20	2%	$15.70	$32,650	$90,515	$816
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	1,210	40	3%	$16.02	$33,320	$93,009	$833
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	530	(480)	(48%)	$16.98	$35,310	$100,416	$883
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	100	(80)	(44%)	$16.99	$35,350	$100,565	$884
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	950	(310)	(25%)	$17.60	$36,600	$105,218	$915
Tellers SOC 43-3071	190	(60)	(24%)	$18.82	$39,150	$114,710	$979
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	660	(60)	(8%)	$18.84	$39,180	$114,822	$980
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	600	(300)	(33%)	$21.18	$44,060	$132,987	$1,102
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	540	(260)	(33%)	$22.73	$47,280	$144,973	$1,182
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	370	(350)	(49%)	—	$58,130	$185,360	$1,453
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	120	—	—	$29.69	$61,750	$198,835	$1,544
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	990	(50)	(5%)	$30.07	$62,550	$201,813	$1,564
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	940	340	57%	$30.21	$62,830	$202,855	$1,571
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,350	810	150%	$30.56	$63,570	$205,610	$1,589
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	200	(40)	(17%)	$38.57	$80,230	$267,624	$2,006
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	180	(80)	(31%)	$39.66	$82,490	$276,036	$2,062
Electricians SOC 47-2111	400	—	—	$42.04	$87,430	$294,425	$2,186
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	790	(620)	(44%)	$42.08	$87,530	$294,797	$2,188
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	180	(120)	(40%)	$42.56	$88,510	$298,445	$2,213

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 17115 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.