Macon vs Maroa

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

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

Maroa has the higher population (1,751 vs 1,035 in Macon). Macon has the higher median household income ($74,063 vs $72,500 in Maroa). Maroa has the higher median home value ($128,200 vs $109,500 in Macon).

Population, income & housing

	Macon	Maroa
Population	1,035	1,751
Median age	46.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,063	$72,500
Median home value	$109,500	$128,200
Median gross rent	$800	$794
Housing units	498	779
Homeownership rate	81.9%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon	Maroa
Population	1,207 → 1,035 (-14.3%)	1,587 → 1,751 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $74,063 (+10.2%)	$60,893 → $72,500 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $109,500 (+12.9%)	$91,200 → $128,200 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $800 (+27.2%)	$662 → $794 (+19.9%)

Macon

Population

1,2071,035

Median household income

$67,188$74,063

Median home value

$97,000$109,500

Median gross rent

$629$800

Maroa

Population

1,5871,751

Median household income

$60,893$72,500

Median home value

$91,200$128,200

Median gross rent

$662$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon	Maroa
Under 5	5.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	29.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	8.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.5%
75 and over	9.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon	Maroa
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	74.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon	Maroa
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	42.3%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon	Maroa
Drove alone	83.4%	87.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon	Maroa
1-unit, detached	86.5%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Macon	Maroa
Poverty rate	5.7%	6.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1959	1965