Macon County vs Tazewell County

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

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

Tazewell County has the higher population (130,555 vs 102,591 in Macon County). Tazewell County has the higher median household income ($76,704 vs $62,449 in Macon County). Tazewell County has the higher median home value ($164,500 vs $121,800 in Macon County).

Population, income & housing

	Macon County	Tazewell County
Population	102,591	130,555
Median age	40.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,449	$76,704
Median home value	$121,800	$164,500
Median gross rent	$797	$898
Housing units	49,699	58,664
Homeownership rate	69.8%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon County	Tazewell County
Population	105,528 → 102,591 (-2.8%)	133,195 → 130,555 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$50,480 → $62,449 (+23.7%)	$63,454 → $76,704 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $121,800 (+23.8%)	$142,000 → $164,500 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $797 (+16.5%)	$741 → $898 (+21.2%)

Macon County

Population

105,528102,591

Median household income

$50,480$62,449

Median home value

$98,400$121,800

Median gross rent

$684$797

Tazewell County

Population

133,195130,555

Median household income

$63,454$76,704

Median home value

$142,000$164,500

Median gross rent

$741$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon County	Tazewell County
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.3%
75 and over	8.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon County	Tazewell County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	92.6%
Black or African American	17.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon County	Tazewell County
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	37.5%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon County	Tazewell County
Drove alone	82.4%	80.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.4%
Walked	1.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon County	Tazewell County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	6.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Macon County	Tazewell County
Poverty rate	14.6%	8.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1964	1969