Macon, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Macon	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$45,322	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$97,418	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,873	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,348	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,346	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,455	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Macon is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Macon is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Macon is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Macon is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,938 $97,418 $194,836

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Macon median earnings by income bracket

Macon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.2%	17.2%
Manufacturing sector	24.0%	24.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	12.6%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.5%	9.5%
Education, health & social services	4.3%	4.3%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forsyth, IL	3,591	$144,967	78.2%
Long Creek, IL	1,490	$119,826	47.3%
Mount Zion, IL	5,927	$117,680	44.7%
LaPlace, IL	131	$105,580	29.8%
Illiopolis, IL	792	$95,852	17.9%
Macon, IL	1,122	$97,418	19.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Somers, MT	1,122	$68,982	15.2%
New Madison, OH	1,122	$82,642	1.6%
Botsford, NB	1,122	n/a
Groveland, ID	1,123	$68,425	15.9%
Winona, MO	1,121	$33,335	59.0%
Macon, IL	1,122	$97,418	19.8%

Source: The Macon, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.