Macon County vs. Piatt County

	Macon County (IL)	Piatt County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	104,712	16,396
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.5%	-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	110,775	16,725
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	110,768	16,729
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	52.1%	50.4%
White alone, percent	78.0%	97.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.5%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.2%	96.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,229	1,168
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	50,393	7,433
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.5%	81.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$96,800	$130,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,050	$1,192
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$447	$489
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$676	$816
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.4%	7.9%
Building permits, 2018	37	33
Households, 2014-2018	44,113	6,700
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.5%	88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.5%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.4%	83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.5%	27.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.5%	4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	67.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	64.1%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,494,152	143,352
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,568	$8,686
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.1	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,444	$69,271
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,925	$33,967
Persons in poverty, percent	17.4%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,417	329
Total employment, 2017	44,389	2,359
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,125,110	82,126
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,337	1,133
All firms, 2012	7,229	1,453
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,310	685
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,882	423
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,170	1,404
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	709	90
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,918	1,295
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	190.8	38.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	580.69	439.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Macon county (IL) and Piatt county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.