De Witt County vs. Macon County

	De Witt County (IL)	Macon County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,769	104,712
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.8%	-5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,558	110,775
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,561	110,768
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.2%	20.0%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	52.1%
White alone, percent	97.0%	78.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	17.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.4%	76.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,134	7,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,580	50,393
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.4%	69.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$100,900	$96,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$994	$1,050
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$452	$447
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$587	$676
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.1%	17.4%
Building permits, 2018	19	37
Households, 2014-2018	6,663	44,113
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.4%	83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.1%	3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.6%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.7%	77.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.3%	22.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.2%	5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.2%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,787	189,787
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	38,531	886,156
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	181,410	13,379,268
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	220,601	1,494,152
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,423	$13,568
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	18.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,591	$50,444
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,402	$28,925
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	17.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	378	2,417
Total employment, 2017	4,712	44,389
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	251,695	2,125,110
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	894	5,337
All firms, 2012	1,194	7,229
Men-owned firms, 2012	535	3,310
Women-owned firms, 2012	388	2,882
Minority-owned firms, 2012	80	1,608
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,070	5,170
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	165	709
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	958	5,918
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	32.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	41.7	190.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	397.51	580.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between De Witt county (IL) and Macon county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.