62544 Zip Code (Macon, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,577
Zip code population in 2010: 1,776
Zip code population in 2000: 1,714

Houses and condos: 731
Renter-occupied apartments: 116
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62544: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 68.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,320 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,144 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 62544:

• High school or higher: 93.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62544:

• Never married: 23.5%
• Now married: 61.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 6.0%

• 
• • 1,50995.9%White
  • 211.3%Two or more races
  • 181.1%Some other race
  • 161.0%Black
  • 100.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62544, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,988 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,988
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $55,844 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$55,844
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1161.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3372.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5975.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7720.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14123.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $615 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$615
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.4% for AGIs below $25k, 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,540 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,540
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs below $25k, 23.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 179.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,500 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,500
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 131.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 437.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,240 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,240
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.6% for AGIs below $25k, 153.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 191.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,840 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

62544:	$14,840
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 187.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 337.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 817.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,933 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$26,933
State:	$34,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 673.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $6,667 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

62544:	$6,667
State:	$8,563

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 250.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,410 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,410
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.5% for AGIs below $25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62544, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,313 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,313
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $44,525 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$44,525
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $794 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$794
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,578 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,578
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,644 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,644
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$7,973 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,973
State:	+$12,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,233 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

62544:	$9,233
Illinois:	$17,929

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,691 (18% of AGI, reported on 25.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,691
State:	$26,433

Here:	18.2% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,188 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,188
State:	$4,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,214 (reported on 25.3% of returns)

62544:	$7,214
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,023 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,023
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.5%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62544, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,577 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,577
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $37,068 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$37,068
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.5% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,299 (reported on 48.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,299
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,260 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,260
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$878 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$878
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,312 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,312
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$19,821 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	+$19,821
State:	+$2,327

IRA payment deduction: $2,158 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

62544:	$2,158
Illinois:	$3,087

Total itemized deductions: $14,938 (20% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,938
State:	$20,239

Here:	20.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,873 (4% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,873
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,023 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

62544:	$5,023
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,659 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,659
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.3%

Here:	69%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $10k, 61.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62532, 62550, 62514, 62521, 62549, 61925.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 615

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 53 (53 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 258 (125 now married, 132 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62544 with a mortgage: 324 (19 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,110
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $490

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 62544 household income distribution in 2022

• 25Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 69$50,000 to $59,999
• 92$60,000 to $74,999
• 94$75,000 to $99,999
• 85$100,000 to $124,999
• 44$125,000 to $149,999
• 55$150,000 to $199,999
• 46$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62544

• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 52$70,000 to $79,999
• 64$80,000 to $89,999
• 30$90,000 to $99,999
• 79$100,000 to $124,999
• 55$125,000 to $149,999
• 39$150,000 to $174,999
• 49$175,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 35$300,000 to $399,999
• 46$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62544

• 9$150 to $199
• 4$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 21$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 24$600 to $649
• 24$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 8$900 to $999
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $770.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,000

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $138,585 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,687 - $201,922

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $200,783

Here:	$200,783
State:	$310,164

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 636
• One, attached: 32
• 3 or 4: 30
• 5 to 9: 17
• 10 to 19: 5
• 50 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 5

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62544

• 80.4%630Drove a car alone
• 7.3%57Carpooled
• 2.4%19Walked
• 8.7%68Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62544

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 395 to 9 minutes
• 7710 to 14 minutes
• 15415 to 19 minutes
• 19020 to 24 minutes
• 7325 to 29 minutes
• 8430 to 34 minutes
• 1235 to 39 minutes
• 640 to 44 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,577

• Male householders: 374 (89 living alone), Female householders: 290 (96 living alone)

• 394 spouses (391 opposite-sex spouses), 17 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 403 children (311 natural, 16 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 24 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 258 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 1 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person, 15 2-persons, 1 4-persons

276 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (26 women).

98.8% of residents of 62544 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LAIDLAW (115 S. WILES in MACON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: MAYFLOWER CONTRACT SERVICES (CONTACT/OWNER) , GUINN KEITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LAIDLAW MAYFLOWER, MAYFLOWER CTR.SERV.-MACON

• ADM GRAIN CO (258 FRONT STREET in MACON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: TABOR GRAIN COMPANY

• MACON, CITY OF (N WOODCOCK ST in MACON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MACON CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CORN BELT FS INC (BOX 289 in MACON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY
  Alternative names: CORN BELT F S INC

• MACON SCHOOL DISTRICT (RT 51 in MACON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• MACON STP (10937 SOUTH ROUTE 51 in MACON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: MACON STP, CITY OF

• MERIDIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (PO BOX 380 in MACON, IL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3905501500001
  Organizations: MERIDIAN COMM UNIT SCH DIST 15 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MERIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL (PO BOX 198 in MACON, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3905501502002
  Organizations: MERIDIAN COMM UNIT SCH DIST 15 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MARATHON PIPELINE CO - MACON STATION (SEC 13 T14N R2E in MACON, IL)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: REFINED PETROLEUM PIPELINES
  Organizations: MARATHON PIPELINE LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC

• AT&T LONG LINES MACON (.5M S & 1.5M E OF MACON in MACON, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CORN BELT FS INC (2 BLKS N OF ANDREW ST in MACON, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• DAVIS EMERY D (290 N MILLER in MACON, IL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

• MACON AG SERVICE INC (11185 UALMSLEY RD in MACON, IL)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%

Population in 1990: 1,737.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,398
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 73
• South: 62
• West: 17

68% of the 62544 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

93% of the 62544 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0025.00 , 0026.02, 0027.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0025.00 , 0026.02, 0027.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of fire incidents - 38 took place in 2003, and the least - 6 in 2009. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (42.1%), and Outside Fires (36.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62544
• 11542.1%Structure Fires
• 10036.6%Outside Fires
• 3914.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 197.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62544, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62544 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	29	83.1 years
Charles	18	71.4 years
William	17	80.3 years
Anna	16	88.1 years
John	16	75.4 years
Florence	13	85.8 years
Helen	12	84.7 years
Ruth	12	82.7 years
Ethel	10	87.2 years
Dorothy	10	82.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 62544 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	13	74.9 years
Tomlinson	11	81.3 years
Brown	9	85.2 years
Smith	7	88.6 years
Wise	7	82.8 years
Johnson	6	82.3 years
Carr	6	81.2 years
White	6	78.5 years
Taylor	6	87.9 years
Jostes	6	83.0 years