PlainZIP

Macon, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Macon, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,776. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MACON-IL · Macon, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,776 pop · #6574/25278 · Macon County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $89,167
  • RANK-UPPER #6574/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Maroa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,776
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $146,500

Nearest income peer: Maroa, IL ( $2,792 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Macon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Macon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Macon, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,776
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,167
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 62544 (1,776 residents). Household income $89,167 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Manteno is the closest lower-income city and Hennepin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Macon.

Population concentration

Macon reads through its lone ZIP, 62544

1,776 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62544 is not the leading code inside Macon, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Macon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 240 employees , annual payroll $7,658k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62544 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Macon, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Macon County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Macon. See the Macon County roll-up →

Macon lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Macon County: Mt Zion, Forsyth and Argenta earn more and Decatur, Maroa and Blue Mound earn less. Decatur marks the far end of that range at $44,865, 50% below Macon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62544 1,776 $89,167 37 10
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Macon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Macon, .