Macedonia vs McLeansboro

A side-by-side comparison of Macedonia and McLeansboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Macedonia and McLeansboro are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLeansboro has the higher population (2,750 vs 27 in Macedonia). McLeansboro has the higher median home value ($72,200 vs $33,500 in Macedonia). Since 2019, McLeansboro's population has grown faster (+5.2% vs -42.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
Population	27	2,750
Median age	80.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,589
Median home value	$33,500	$72,200
Median gross rent	—	$548
Housing units	32	1,362
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
Population	47 → 27 (-42.6%)	2,613 → 2,750 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $22,500 (-14.3%)	$47,028 → $46,589 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $33,500 (-74.8%)	$60,900 → $72,200 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$544 → $548 (+0.7%)

Macedonia

Population

4727

Median household income

$26,250$22,500

Median home value

$132,800$33,500

McLeansboro

Population

2,6132,750

Median household income

$47,028$46,589

Median home value

$60,900$72,200

Median gross rent

$544$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.4%
75 and over	66.7%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
No high school diploma	48.1%	11.9%
High school graduate	7.4%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
Drove alone	100.0%	89.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
1-unit, detached	78.1%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Macedonia	McLeansboro
Poverty rate	33.3%	19.7%
Average household size	1.59	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1946	1957