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County:

Macon County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17115

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

17,667

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

125,010

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

131,375

5.1%

-1.8%

6.9%

1990:

117,206

-10.8%

-15.6%

4.8%

2000:

114,706

-2.1%

-5.6%

3.5%

2005:

110,167

-4.0%

-5.1%

1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

95,128

82.9%

0-to-19:

31,743

27.7%

Black:

16,036

14.0%

20-to-39:

29,017

25.3%

Hispanic:

1,120

1.0%

40-to-59:

31,528

27.5%

American Indian:

180

0.2%

60-plus:

22,418

19.5%

Other:

2,242

2.0%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

197.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.9%

Median Family Income:

$47,493

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.3%

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