Macoupin County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Macoupin County, Illinois. Population: 44.9K.

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Median Home Price

$139.2K

Based on 13 cities

Median Household Income

$68.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$39.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,990

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.43%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$704

Property Tax$166

Insurance$58.01

Total Monthly$928

Historical Home Prices

2015

$105.3K

2016

$99.8K

-5.2%%

2017

$107.8K

+8.0%%

2018

$101.5K

-5.8%%

2019

$118.5K

+16.8%%

2020

$124.9K

+5.4%%

2021

$124.8K

-0.1%%

2022

$128.6K

+3.1%%

2023

$133.2K

+3.5%%

2024

$134.5K

+1.0%%

2025

$132.9K

-1.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.5%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

94.3%

Black

1.2%

Hispanic

1.3%

Asian

0.4%

Two or More Races

2.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

54°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

151

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

40.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 80/100

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