Macomb

Population: 15,006
Median household income: $39,753
Median home value: $99,800

Macomb, a community in McDonough County, Illinois, has 15,006 residents. At $39,753, its median household income sits below McDonough County's $50,434.

Between 2019 and 2023, Macomb's population declined 16.0% from 17,857 to 15,006, while its median home value fell 1.6% from $101,400 to $99,800.

50.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,006
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $39,753
Median home value: $99,800
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 7,368
Homeownership rate: 46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,85715,006

Median household income

$39,384$39,753

Median home value

$101,400$99,800

Median gross rent

$688$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,857	$39,384	$101,400	$688
2020	17,658	$34,467	$98,800	$737
2021	15,681	$33,588	$91,300	$659
2022	15,207	$35,064	$103,800	$674
2023	15,006	$39,753	$99,800	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2430.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	387	2.6%
5 to 17	1,757	11.7%
18 to 24	4,620	30.8%
25 to 34	1,920	12.8%
35 to 44	1,504	10.0%
45 to 54	896	6.0%
55 to 64	1,433	9.5%
65 to 74	1,333	8.9%
75 and over	1,156	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,969	79.8%
Black or African American	1,428	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	330	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.3%
Two or more races	474	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	750	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	441	5.4%
High school graduate	2,481	30.1%
Some college or associate's	2,406	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,402	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,512	18.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,141	74.3%
Carpooled	585	8.5%
Public transit	22	0.3%
Walked	565	8.2%
Bicycle	92	1.3%
Worked from home	468	6.8%
Other means	46	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,645	72.0%
15 to 29 min	837	13.0%
30 to 44 min	474	7.3%
45 to 59 min	191	3.0%
60+ min	304	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 29.5% (3,688 of 12,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,414	37.8%
Nonfamily households	3,965	62.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,379	86.6%
Vacant	989	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,949	46.2%
Renter-occupied	3,430	53.8%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units20.1%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,696	50.2%
1-unit, attached	343	4.7%
2 to 4 units	755	10.2%
5 to 19 units	1,484	20.1%
20 or more units	794	10.8%
Mobile home & other	296	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1745889
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.44 sq mi
Center point: 40.4701, -90.6831