Macon, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,152
Male Share of the Population	52.2%
Female Share of the Population	47.8%
Senior Citizens	17.8%
Employed Population 16+	613
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	51.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21.4%
Median Earnings25+	$38,750
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$20,938
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,659

Wealth

Median Family Income	$68,409
% Above Poverty Level	92.4%
% Below Poverty Level	7.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	1.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.2%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.2%
Median Gross Rent	$629
Median House Value	$95,600

Ancestry

German	24.4%
Irish	12.5%
English	12.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.6%
Polish	3.7%
Scottish	3.1%
Welsh	1.6%
Dutch	1.5%
Norwegian	1.4%
Swedish	1.3%
French Except Basque	1.1%
Danishn	0.6%
Portuguese	0.3%
Italian	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Jordanian	0.3%
Czech	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
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Macon Almanac

Category	Value
County	Macon County
Standard Zip Codes	62544
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.7
Approximate Longitude	-88.99

Macon Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MOWEAQUA
Distance	5.6 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 34 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 88 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	37.5 inches

Station	PANA 3 E
Distance	24 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 34 F
Apr Temp	42 to 64 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 68 F
Annual Precip	40.5 inches

Station	WINDSOR
Distance	27.9 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 35 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	66 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	39.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Blue Mound	1,142	$57,250
Decatur	72,969	$57,933
Harristown	1,143	$68,672
Moweaqua	1,893	$66,875

Macon Public Libraries

South Macon Public Library District
451 WEST GLENN STREET
Macon, Illinois
(217) 764-3356

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Macon Public Schools

Meridian High School
728 S Wall St
ZIP: 62544
(217) 764-5233
High
Total Enrollment 312

Meridian Primary School
245 S Towson
ZIP: 62544
(217) 764-5269
Primary
Total Enrollment 251

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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