| People QuickFacts | Macon County | Illinois |
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Population, 2012 estimate | NA | 12,875,255 |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 110,730 | 12,859,752 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 110,768 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | NA | 0.3% |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | 0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 110,768 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.7% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.5% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 79.8% | 78.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 16.4% | 14.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.3% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.0% | 16.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 78.3% | 63.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.5% | 86.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.9% | 13.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.0% | 22.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.1% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 20.8% | 30.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 9,484 | 770,388 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 17.6 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 50,197 | 5,297,318 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 70.1% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.5% | 32.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $92,300 | $198,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 44,568 | 4,773,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.41 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,797 | $29,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,987 | $56,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.0% | 13.1% |
| Business QuickFacts | Macon County | Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 2,510 | 314,1711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 46,364 | 4,980,0111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -18.9 | -9.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 5,997 | 903,025 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,840 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.3% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.5% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 9,590,836 | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,450,614 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,342 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 170,857 | 25,469,026 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 84 | 11,809 |