Marital Status in Macon County, Illinois (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Female Male
Illinois
Macon County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.777539%-32.086717%-27.777539%28%27.777539%5.661439%32.086717%5.852140%33.438978%33%12,93612.9k13,92713.9k-45.477775%-45.981097%-45.477775%45%45.477775%3.795917%45.981097%3.652294%49.273692%49%21,17921.2k20,52220.5k-14.785469%-1.102442%-9.907492%-2.996812%-15.887911%16%14.785469%9.907492%14.785469%15%7,3996,158-2.501861%-8.354914%-2.520260%-6.507622%-10.856775%11%2.501861%2.520260%2.501861%3%5,0561,042
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Female Male
Illinois
Macon County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.777539%-32.086717%-27.777539%28%27.777539%5.661439%32.086717%5.852140%33.438978%33%12,93612.9k13,92713.9k-43.427099%-43.880447%-43.427099%43%43.427099%3.414362%43.880447%3.226883%46.841461%47%20,22420.2k19,50919.5k-1.412927%-1.422145%-0.499616%-1.412927%1%1.412927%0.443060%1.422145%1.855987%2%658773-2.050676%-2.100650%-2.050676%2%2.050676%0.381555%2.100650%0.425411%2.432231%2%9551,013-2.501861%-8.354914%-2.520260%-6.507622%-10.856775%11%2.501861%2.520260%2.501861%3%5,0561,042-12.929482%-1.545502%-8.485347%-2.497196%-14.474984%14%12.929482%8.485347%12.929482%13%6,7415,385
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1724.482%24.5%65.167%65.2%41.370%41.4%78.858%78.9%56.334%56.3%70.231%70.2%61.072%61.1%66.417%66.4%58.754%58.8%62.854%62.9%61.966%62.0%62.531%62.5%60.402%60.4%58.387%58.4%57.188%57.2%53.692%53.7%55.099%55.1%57.841%57.8%53.287%53.3%48.044%48.0%31.743%31.7%20.373%20.4%11.232%11.2%3.857%3.86%1.433%1.43%0.568%0.57%0.435%0.44%0.300%0.30%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.244%4.24%7.322%7.32%13.704%13.7%8.251%8.25%20.293%20.3%19.853%19.9%21.381%21.4%20.215%20.2%24.624%24.6%23.603%23.6%23.727%23.7%22.399%22.4%23.231%23.2%24.644%24.6%18.274%18.3%22.082%22.1%22.672%22.7%12.917%12.9%14.693%14.7%12.925%12.9%6.154%6.15%6.587%6.59%4.422%4.42%1.134%1.13%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.145%0.15%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.501%1.50%1.255%1.26%1.433%1.43%1.111%1.11%4.326%4.33%4.375%4.38%7.520%7.52%10.676%10.7%7.437%7.44%12.430%12.4%9.777%9.78%13.999%14.0%13.849%13.8%16.580%16.6%21.882%21.9%24.056%24.1%21.958%22.0%28.196%28.2%32.021%32.0%39.031%39.0%61.808%61.8%73.040%73.0%84.346%84.3%95.009%95.0%98.567%98.6%99.432%99.4%99.420%99.4%99.700%99.7%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.772%69.8%26.255%26.3%43.492%43.5%11.781%11.8%19.047%19.0%5.541%5.54%10.027%10.0%2.691%2.69%9.185%9.18%1.112%1.11%4.530%4.53%1.071%1.07%2.518%2.52%0.389%0.39%2.656%2.66%0.170%0.17%0.272%0.27%1.046%1.05%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.294%0.29%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Illinois.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Macon County
Illinois
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171,0963,4316,5084,7064,9854,6993,8183,5593,3363,2571,7125502915
Count number of married in age cohort in Macon County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Illinois and Macon County
Macon County
Illinois
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicMixed2Black2Other2-17.154390%-0.504541%-2.119072%-30.288243%-1.029465%-3.973145%-19.778002%20%76.488396%3.733602%60.724345%3.984803%80.221998%80%991-25.524163%-1.295700%-13.665811%-28.955554%-1.075958%-10.617425%-40.485675%40%52.111538%7.402787%52.675447%6.675616%59.514325%60%70,54170.5k-41.614907%-5.383023%-13.043478%-42.436718%-2.349951%-6.749468%-60.041408%60%37.267081%2.691511%45.361800%3.102063%39.958592%40%966-51.348250%-0.774527%-17.871486%-54.568702%-1.906972%-8.745261%-69.994263%70%26.792886%3.212851%31.747635%3.031430%30.005737%30%3,486-53.218589%-3.485370%-13.674699%-54.341828%-3.665394%-11.311386%-70.378657%70%23.588640%6.032702%24.481632%6.199760%29.621343%30%11,62011.6k-50.731707%-4.552846%-20.650407%-42.484149%-3.186224%-6.483745%-75.934959%76%24.065041%0.000000%45.359089%2.486792%24.065041%24%615
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Macon County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%44%52%59%67%75%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.5%9.7%12.8%15.9%19.1%22.3%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.3%6.6%9.9%13.2%16.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13.5%18.4%23.3%28.2%33.1%38.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Macon County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%24%36%47%58%69%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.0%11.2%15.3%19.4%23.5%27.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.0%4.3%6.5%8.6%10.8%13.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%26%35%44%53%63%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Macon County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%20%35%50%65%80%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%10%18%26%34%43%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%25%38%51%64%78%
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Marital Status by Place in Macon County

There are 13 places in Macon County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Macon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Macon County, selected places in Macon County, and entities that contain Macon County
0%20%40%60%Count#ForsythHarristownArgentaOreanaMount ZionWarrensburgLong CreekBlue MoundNianticMaconMaroaMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisDecatur AreaMaconBoodyDecatur70.948905%70.948905%71%1,944161.789376%61.789376%62%663261.016949%61.016949%61%504356.952663%56.952663%57%385456.894703%56.894703%57%2,653556.651163%56.651163%57%609656.188925%56.188925%56%690754.437870%54.437870%54%460851.454139%51.454139%51%230950.733753%50.733753%51%4841050.615496%50.615496%51%6991149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k42.272727%42.272727%42%931240.444703%40.444703%40%24,37424.4k13
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Macon County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Macon County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Macon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Macon County, selected county subdivisions in Macon County, and entities that contain Macon County
0%20%40%60%Count#OakleyFriends CrkAustinHarristownBlue MoundMt ZionLong CrkS WheatlandIlliniPleasant VwNianticMaroaS MaconHickory PtWhitmoreMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesIllinoisDecatur AreaMaconDecatur74.347333%74.347333%74%655167.957166%67.957166%68%825263.492063%63.492063%63%120363.221477%63.221477%63%942463.101604%63.101604%63%472562.123082%62.123082%62%3,523661.382386%61.382386%61%5,506760.571099%60.571099%61%2,100856.487342%56.487342%56%714956.278643%56.278643%56%6141053.191489%53.191489%53%3001151.707014%51.707014%52%8331251.679389%51.679389%52%6771350.380478%50.380478%50%7,6801450.117371%50.117371%50%1,7081549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k36.576879%36.576879%37%15,03215.0k16
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Macon County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Macon County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Macon County
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeKendallWoodfordHenryMcHenryTazewellGrundyBureauDuPageOgleBooneLakeWillMacoupinKaneEffinghamWhitesideAdamsWilliamsonMarionClintonStephensonLeeLaSalleMontgomeryChristianLivingstonJeffersonMadisonMidwestFranklinFultonEast North CentralMorganUnited StatesRock IslandMcLeanWinnebagoIllinoisLoganSangamonDecatur AreaMaconKankakeeRandolphSt. ClairPeoriaVermilionKnoxColesDeKalbCookMcDonoughChampaignJackson62.923605%62.923605%63%17,23117.2k159.204384%59.204384%59%53,90553.9k259.080822%59.080822%59%18,37018.4k358.280891%58.280891%58%23,61623.6k457.467385%57.467385%57%140,829141k556.748657%56.748657%57%62,10862.1k655.831566%55.831566%56%22,11622.1k755.733564%55.733564%56%15,44615.4k855.206300%55.206300%55%414,983415k955.083061%55.083061%55%23,27723.3k1055.055114%55.055114%55%23,22523.2k1154.933894%54.933894%55%306,179306k1254.177648%54.177648%54%290,675291k1354.074055%54.074055%54%20,67920.7k1453.855256%53.855256%54%220,275220k1553.283431%53.283431%53%14,73514.7k1653.027113%53.027113%53%24,68224.7k1752.897041%52.897041%53%28,69428.7k1852.350140%52.350140%52%28,80228.8k1952.280386%52.280386%52%16,28916.3k2052.073378%52.073378%52%16,23716.2k2151.705636%51.705636%52%19,65919.7k2251.097308%51.097308%51%14,80814.8k2350.529331%50.529331%51%46,39346.4k2450.474127%50.474127%50%12,34912.3k2550.103616%50.103616%50%14,02314.0k2649.887442%49.887442%50%15,29115.3k2749.625325%49.625325%50%15,62915.6k2849.592457%49.592457%50%107,875108k2949.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.877359%48.877359%49%15,82615.8k3048.781947%48.781947%49%14,67814.7k3148.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.070175%48.070175%48%13,97414.0k3248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.971561%47.971561%48%57,14957.1k3347.951321%47.951321%48%67,77267.8k3447.917080%47.917080%48%111,113111k3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.588284%47.588284%48%12,00712.0k3647.558695%47.558695%48%76,55076.6k3747.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k3847.132253%47.132253%47%42,09942.1k3946.457034%46.457034%46%12,88312.9k4045.782056%45.782056%46%97,31897.3k4145.724578%45.724578%46%68,28668.3k4245.711056%45.711056%46%29,11229.1k4343.200259%43.200259%43%18,68818.7k4442.795139%42.795139%43%19,22719.2k4542.462547%42.462547%42%36,28036.3k4641.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4740.469391%40.469391%40%11,05311.1k4839.721429%39.721429%40%68,98569.0k4938.788890%38.788890%39%19,52419.5k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Macon County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Macon County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Macon County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantEast North CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesIllinoisSan DiegoDecatur AreaMaconHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.446718%48.446718%48%18,331,77818.3M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.269863%47.269863%47%41,70141.7k47.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Macon County aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal City:
Decatur
Cities:
Decatur, Macon, Maroa
Townships:
Austin, Blue Mound, Decatur, Friends Creek, Harristown, Hickory Point, Illini, Long Creek, Maroa, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oakley, Pleasant View, South Macon, South Wheatland, Whitmore
Unincorporated Places:
Boody
Villages:
Argenta, Blue Mound, Forsyth, Harristown, Long Creek, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oreana, Warrensburg
ZIP Codes:
61749, 61756, 61818, 61830, 61882, 61925, 61937, 62501, 62513, 62514, 62521, 62522, 62523, 62526, 62532, 62535, 62537, 62539, 62543, 62544, 62547, 62549, 62550, 62551, 62554, 62573
Unified School Districts:
Argenta-Oreana 1, Central A & M 21, Cerro Gordo 100, Clinton 15, Decatur 61, Maroa-Forsyth 2, Meridian 15, Mount Pulaski 23, Mount Zion 3, Okaw Valley 302, Sangamon Valley 9, Warrensburg-Latham 11
Congressional District:
IL-13
State Senate Districts:
IL-48, IL-51
State House Districts:
IL-96, IL-101, IL-102
Neighboring Counties:
Christian, De Witt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby
Nearby Counties:
Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Effingham, Fayette, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Tazewell