Macoupin County vs Woodford County

A side-by-side comparison of Macoupin County and Woodford County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Macoupin County has the higher population (44,566 vs 38,348 in Woodford County). Woodford County has the higher median household income ($85,629 vs $68,518 in Macoupin County). Woodford County has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $126,100 in Macoupin County).

Population, income & housing

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
Population	44,566	38,348
Median age	44.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,518	$85,629
Median home value	$126,100	$193,800
Median gross rent	$789	$907
Housing units	21,108	15,745
Homeownership rate	77.7%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
Population	45,463 → 44,566 (-2.0%)	38,700 → 38,348 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$55,159 → $68,518 (+24.2%)	$72,808 → $85,629 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $126,100 (+25.3%)	$168,700 → $193,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $789 (+12.6%)	$758 → $907 (+19.7%)

Macoupin County

Population

45,46344,566

Median household income

$55,159$68,518

Median home value

$100,600$126,100

Median gross rent

$701$789

Woodford County

Population

38,70038,348

Median household income

$72,808$85,629

Median home value

$168,700$193,800

Median gross rent

$758$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
Under 5	4.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.0%
75 and over	8.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	39.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
Drove alone	83.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	11.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Macoupin County	Woodford County
Poverty rate	14.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1966	1973