Macon vs Oreana

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

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

Oreana has the higher population (1,183 vs 1,035 in Macon). Oreana has the higher median household income ($93,194 vs $74,063 in Macon). Oreana has the higher median home value ($129,100 vs $109,500 in Macon).

Population, income & housing

	Macon	Oreana
Population	1,035	1,183
Median age	46.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,063	$93,194
Median home value	$109,500	$129,100
Median gross rent	$800	$921
Housing units	498	494
Homeownership rate	81.9%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon	Oreana
Population	1,207 → 1,035 (-14.3%)	755 → 1,183 (+56.7%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $74,063 (+10.2%)	$61,667 → $93,194 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $109,500 (+12.9%)	$97,200 → $129,100 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $800 (+27.2%)	$825 → $921 (+11.6%)

Macon

Population

1,2071,035

Median household income

$67,188$74,063

Median home value

$97,000$109,500

Median gross rent

$629$800

Oreana

Population

7551,183

Median household income

$61,667$93,194

Median home value

$97,200$129,100

Median gross rent

$825$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon	Oreana
Under 5	5.2%	12.6%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.3%
75 and over	9.2%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon	Oreana
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon	Oreana
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	42.3%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon	Oreana
Drove alone	83.4%	89.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon	Oreana
1-unit, detached	86.5%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Macon	Oreana
Poverty rate	5.7%	2.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1959	1966