Long Creek

Population: 1,309
Median household income: $83,214
Median home value: $165,800

Long Creek, a community in Macon County, Illinois, has 1,309 residents. Its median household income of $83,214 runs above the Macon County figure of $62,449.

From 2019 to 2023, Long Creek's population declined 10.3% from 1,459 to 1,309, while its median home value rose 14.2% from $145,200 to $165,800.

The median resident is 49.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,309
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $83,214
Median home value: $165,800
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 549
Homeownership rate: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4591,309

Median household income

$84,896$83,214

Median home value

$145,200$165,800

Median gross rent

$717$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,459	$84,896	$145,200	$717
2020	1,454	$78,977	$139,800	$650
2021	1,415	$86,042	$141,200	$707
2022	1,318	$78,681	$158,100	$760
2023	1,309	$83,214	$165,800	$839

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6420.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	4.3%
5 to 17	280	21.4%
18 to 24	39	3.0%
25 to 34	116	8.9%
35 to 44	133	10.2%
45 to 54	170	13.0%
55 to 64	269	20.6%
65 to 74	152	11.6%
75 and over	94	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,276	97.5%
Black or African American	6	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	9.1%
High school graduate	370	39.6%
Some college or associate's	319	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	124	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	36	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	450	76.1%
Carpooled	44	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	2.4%
Bicycle	3	0.5%
Worked from home	74	12.5%
Other means	6	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	200	38.7%
15 to 29 min	235	45.5%
30 to 44 min	48	9.3%
45 to 59 min	19	3.7%
60+ min	15	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 4.0% (53 of 1,309)

	Count	Share
Family households	384	74.4%
Nonfamily households	132	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	516	94.0%
Vacant	33	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	471	91.3%
Renter-occupied	45	8.7%

1-unit, detached94.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	521	94.9%
1-unit, attached	11	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1744498
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8052, -88.8473