Macon vs Warrensburg

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

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

Warrensburg has the higher population (1,076 vs 1,035 in Macon). Warrensburg has the higher median household income ($88,897 vs $74,063 in Macon). Warrensburg has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $109,500 in Macon).

Population, income & housing

	Macon	Warrensburg
Population	1,035	1,076
Median age	46.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,063	$88,897
Median home value	$109,500	$141,100
Median gross rent	$800	$809
Housing units	498	473
Homeownership rate	81.9%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon	Warrensburg
Population	1,207 → 1,035 (-14.3%)	1,488 → 1,076 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $74,063 (+10.2%)	$64,107 → $88,897 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $109,500 (+12.9%)	$98,800 → $141,100 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $800 (+27.2%)	$619 → $809 (+30.7%)

Macon

Population

1,2071,035

Median household income

$67,188$74,063

Median home value

$97,000$109,500

Median gross rent

$629$800

Warrensburg

Population

1,4881,076

Median household income

$64,107$88,897

Median home value

$98,800$141,100

Median gross rent

$619$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon	Warrensburg
Under 5	5.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	20.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	11.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	7.0%
65 to 74	12.7%	15.0%
75 and over	9.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon	Warrensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	93.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
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	1.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon	Warrensburg
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	42.3%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon	Warrensburg
Drove alone	83.4%	90.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon	Warrensburg
1-unit, detached	86.5%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Macon	Warrensburg
Poverty rate	5.7%	6.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1959	1972