Macon County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Macon County, Illinois. Population: 103.5K.

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Median Home Price

$147.4K

Based on 13 cities

Median Household Income

$62.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.7K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,560

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.74%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$745

Property Tax$213

Insurance$61.41

Total Monthly$1,020

Historical Home Prices

2015

$77.5K

2016

$75.7K

-2.4%%

2017

$74.6K

-1.4%%

2018

$77.1K

+3.3%%

2019

$80.5K

+4.5%%

2020

$85.2K

+5.7%%

2021

$91.5K

+7.4%%

2022

$92.3K

+0.9%%

2023

$101.5K

+9.9%%

2024

$107.3K

+5.7%%

2025

$115.0K

+7.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.9%%

Near national average

Population Density

178

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

9.3

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

73.9%

Black

17%

Hispanic

2.7%

Asian

1.4%

Two or More Races

4.5%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

190

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 83/100

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