Boody vs Macon

A side-by-side comparison of Boody and Macon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Macon has the higher population (1,035 vs 420 in Boody). Macon has the higher median household income ($74,063 vs $60,859 in Boody). Boody has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $109,500 in Macon).

Population, income & housing

	Boody	Macon
Population	420	1,035
Median age	34.9 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,859	$74,063
Median home value	$112,100	$109,500
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	175	498
Homeownership rate	69.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boody	Macon
Population	363 → 420 (+15.7%)	1,207 → 1,035 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$76,750 → $60,859 (-20.7%)	$67,188 → $74,063 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $112,100 (+42.6%)	$97,000 → $109,500 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$629 → $800 (+27.2%)

Boody

Population

363420

Median household income

$76,750$60,859

Median home value

$78,600$112,100

Macon

Population

1,2071,035

Median household income

$67,188$74,063

Median home value

$97,000$109,500

Median gross rent

$629$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boody	Macon
Under 5	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	28.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	18.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	7.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	18.8%	12.7%
75 and over	1.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boody	Macon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boody	Macon
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boody	Macon
Drove alone	100.0%	83.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boody	Macon
1-unit, detached	97.1%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Boody	Macon
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1941	1959