Maroa

Population: 1,751
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $128,200

Maroa, a community in Macon County, Illinois, has 1,751 residents. At $72,500, its median household income sits above Macon County's $62,449.

Between 2019 and 2023, Maroa's population grew 10.3% from 1,587 to 1,751, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $91,200 to $128,200.

82.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,751
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,500
Median home value: $128,200
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 779
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5871,751

Median household income

$60,893$72,500

Median home value

$91,200$128,200

Median gross rent

$662$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,587	$60,893	$91,200	$662
2020	1,982	$62,708	$101,800	$687
2021	1,973	$60,625	$105,100	$728
2022	1,781	$62,500	$128,500	$787
2023	1,751	$72,500	$128,200	$794

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1729.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	4.2%
5 to 17	522	29.8%
18 to 24	94	5.4%
25 to 34	142	8.1%
35 to 44	225	12.8%
45 to 54	242	13.8%
55 to 64	176	10.1%
65 to 74	183	10.5%
75 and over	94	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,296	74.0%
Black or African American	69	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	89	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.4%
Two or more races	206	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	5.1%
High school graduate	304	28.6%
Some college or associate's	356	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	230	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	118	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	633	87.9%
Carpooled	34	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	5.6%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	20.3%
15 to 29 min	440	64.7%
30 to 44 min	55	8.1%
45 to 59 min	30	4.4%
60+ min	17	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 6.5% (114 of 1,751)

	Count	Share
Family households	406	61.1%
Nonfamily households	258	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	664	85.2%
Vacant	115	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	458	69.0%
Renter-occupied	206	31.0%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	645	82.8%
1-unit, attached	11	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5	0.6%
5 to 19 units	96	12.3%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1747072
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0365, -88.9562