Macon township, Bureau County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 252 (all rural)
| Males: 139 |  (55.2%) |
| Females: 113 |  (44.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 252 (162 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Macon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 1.6%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.71
| Macon township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Macon township: | $49,168 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $463 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,150 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $94,150 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $122,907
Here: $122,907 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,884
Here: $135,884 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $94,753
Here: $94,753 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,420
Here: $159,420 State: $240,302
Mobile homes: $46,755
Here: $46,755 State: $36,193
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Macon township: Bunker Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Walnut Grove Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Bunker Hills Cemetery (3), Wood Family Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Macon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 264
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 16
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 105
- One, attached: 7
Housing units in Macon township with a mortgage: 15 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Warehousing and storage (11%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (21%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
- Other direct selling establishments (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (35%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Carpenters (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
- Art and design workers (13%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Macon township:
- English (36.9%)
- German (26.8%)
- United States or American (15.3%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- Italian (4.5%)
- Lithuanian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 85 (62%)
- Carpooled: 12 (9%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 35 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 282- In family households: 268 (77 male householders, 18 female householders)
79 spouses, 70 children (54 natural, 8 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 17 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (8 male householders (5 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 3 2-persons,
61 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |