Macon, IL Population

Overview

1,056

Total Population

41.7

Median age

53.88%

Female population %

85.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Macon's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Macon is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Macon's population under 18 was 23.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Macon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Macon, 20.74% were under the age of 15, 15.15% aged 15 to 29, 43.94% aged 30 to 64, 16.57% aged 65 to 84, and 3.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Macon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.88% females and 46.12% males in Macon, IL.
The Macon, IL gender ratio is 85.6:100 i.e. 85.6 men to 100 women (0.856).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 54.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 61.

Macon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Macon population: 94.22% are White, 1.61% are Black or African American, 2.08% are some other race and 2.08% are multiracial.
Macon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,047 (99.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Macon is White with a population of 995 (94.22% of the total population).

Macon's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,274 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Macon's population decreased by 121 (9.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Macon's population increased by 15 (1.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Macon's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,114.