Macon

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Illinois

Macon is a mid-size county in Illinois with 16 ZIP codes, 110,498 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Macon, IL sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 31%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
110,498
combined ZIP population
16
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,344
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Macon lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 17115, 16 ZIPs, combined population 110,498). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income across 16 ZIPs means the county average is a compromise. Sort by population, save the largest urban ZIP and one sparse code, then compare - that pair usually shows whether density or income is doing the work inside Macon.

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16

Total ZIPs

110,498

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Macon

Side-by-side: Compare 62521 vs 62526 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
62521 Decatur 35,851 207
62526 Decatur 34,075 213
62522 Decatur 16,630 253
62549 Mt Zion 6,269 305
62535 Forsyth 3,534 367
62501 Argenta 2,661 13
61756 Maroa 2,337 11
62544 Macon 1,776 10
62513 Blue Mound 1,766 10
62554 Oreana 1,563 33
62573 Warrensburg 1,513 13
62523 Decatur 1,237 996
62551 Niantic 837 12
62514 Boody 252 87
62532 Elwin 105 19
62537 Harristown 92 38

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Macon?

Macon has a total population of 110,498 across 16 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Macon?

Macon includes 16 ZIP codes: 62521, 62526, 62522, 62549, 62535, 62501, 61756, 62544, 62513, 62554, and more.

Macon's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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