Macon, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Macon is a Census city of 1,047 people across 1.27 square miles of land, in Macon County. Median household income is $68,750, 78.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $361,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Macon
What Macon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land826 plus or minus 174
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Macon
- Population1,047 plus or minus 221
- Median age45.3
- Population under 18239 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over227 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households447
- Family households296 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families66.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Macon
- Median household income$68,750 plus or minus $24,240
- Per capita income$37,540
- Civilian labor force496 plus or minus 127
- Employed486 plus or minus 127
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over774
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent plus or minus 22.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Macon
- Housing units494
- Occupied units447
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied350
- Renter occupied97 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate78.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$918
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units449
- Share single family90.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more8.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Macon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute457 plus or minus 115
- Commuting under 15 minutes80 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more168 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone81.1 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Macon (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$361,500
- Average approval$180,750
- Median approval$180,750
- Largest approval$211,500
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term81 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Macon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Macon County, not Macon
Macon County context, not Macon figures
- Establishments in Macon County2,241
- Covered employment, Macon County45,051
- Average annual pay, Macon County$67,788
- Housing units permitted, Macon County57
Every figure in this section is published for Macon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Macon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Macon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Macon, Illinois?
1,047, in 447 households. Macon city covers 1.27 square miles of land, which is 826 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Macon in?
Macon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Macon?
$68,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,600. Median gross rent is $918 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Macon businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $361,500 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $180,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Macon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Macon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Macon. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Macon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Macon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Macon.
Is zoning published for Macon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.