What percentage of people rent in Macon, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Macon, IL, 2020–2024
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21.7% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Macon, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 97 renting households against 350 that own their home.

In Macon, the share of households that rent went from 14.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.7% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 97 (±37)

Who rents and who owns in Macon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Macon	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.7% (±6.8 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	97 (±37)	12,975 (±723)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	350 (±56)	30,493 (±701)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,000 (±$19,013)	$79,312 (±$2,959)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Macon, the renter share is lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (32.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Macon County, Macon ranks 8 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1089 of 2,751.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Macon has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	14.3% (±4.8 points)	21.7% (±6.8 points)	+7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$629 (±$26)	$918 (±$123)	+45.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$67,188 (±$14,073)	$68,750 (±$24,240)	+2.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Macon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Macon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Macon	—	21.7% (±6.8 points)	—
South Macon Township	1.4 mi	18.3% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant View Township	4.7 mi	14.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
South Wheatland Township	5.1 mi	4.9% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Moweaqua Township	5.5 mi	30.2% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Moweaqua	5.9 mi	28.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Mound	6.5 mi	19.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	6.6 mi	19.4% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Zion Township	7.5 mi	15.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Wheatland Township, IL (4.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Decatur	37.1% (±2.0 points)
3	Hickory Point Township	35.0% (±4.6 points)
4	Maroa	29.0% (±10.1 points)
5	Austin Township	25.4% (±28.9 points)
6	Warrensburg	23.9% (±7.3 points)
7	Maroa Township	22.9% (±8.8 points)
8	Macon	21.7% (±6.8 points)
9	Illini Township	20.6% (±6.9 points)
10	Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	19.4% (±18.8 points)
11	Long Creek Township	19.3% (±4.3 points)
12	Blue Mound	19.1% (±8.2 points)
13	Mount Zion	18.6% (±6.8 points)
14	South Macon Township	18.3% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Macon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Macon

How many renters are there in Macon?

Macon has an estimated 97 (±37) renting households, 21.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Macon?

In Macon, the share of households that rent went from 14.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Macon?

A renting household in Macon has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Macon city, Illinois (place:45941, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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