Macon County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,163	6,191,814	334,922,499	2151st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,357	$70,702	$80,734	1862nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	39.0	38.9	1067th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	32.4%	35.7%	2108th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$149,100	$230,300	$332,700	2267th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$672	$1,033	$1,413	2865th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	12.6%	12.5%	2540th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	4.0%	5.2%	2911th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.9	90.1	n/a	2359th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.5%	14.1%	2950th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1365th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.8%	68.1%	65.2%	1205th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	23.5	26.4	2119th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	13.0%	15.1%	1265th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.6%	n/a	n/a	927th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	46.5%	46.9%	944th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.1%	n/a	n/a	2696th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.1	40.1	61.4

Age in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	43.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	6,067	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,350	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.5%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.6%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	7,419	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.3%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.2%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.2%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,035	$1,948	n/a

Education in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.3%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.5%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.3%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.1%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Macon County, Missouri

Statistic	Macon County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.2%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.9%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	5.8%	16.7%

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