COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Macoupin County

Illinois · 47,679 residents · 863 sq mi

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Macoupin County is a county of 47,679 people in Illinois. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $39,700. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 26% less than in Illinois as a whole. Renters pay $322 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

47,679

−3%vs 2000

vs 49,019 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

863 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(3,061)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(3,599)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(3,604)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(3,373)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(2,825)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(6,702)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(6,502)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(4,658)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(4,755)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(4,546)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(3,070)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(984)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,913

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,190 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,365

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,298 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.2%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

22.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(47,828)

Black0.8%(396)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(305)

Asian0.2%(88)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(47,057)

Black0.8%(400)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(141)

Asian0.2%(93)

Other0.3%(129)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(344)

Central American0.1%(54)

Puerto Rican0.1%(46)

Costa Rican0.1%(37)

South American0.1%(32)

Spaniard0.1%(26)

Dominican0%(17)

Peruvian0%(15)

Cuban0%(14)

Colombian0%(13)

Nicaraguan0%(8)

Salvadoran0%(5)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0%(4)

Bolivian0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(76)

Chinese0.1%(41)

Filipino0%(9)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(12)

Ancestry

German30.6%(13,580)

English15.5%(6,855)

Irish13.5%(6,003)

American8%(3,560)

Italian6%(2,648)

Scottish2.6%(1,167)

French1.5%(682)

Dutch1.2%(535)

Polish0.9%(399)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(267)

Norwegian0.6%(254)

Welsh0.5%(229)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(225)

Croatian0.5%(201)

Lithuanian0.4%(187)

Swiss0.3%(137)

Subsaharan African0.3%(135)

Slovak0.3%(131)

Hungarian0.2%(110)

British0.2%(101)

Czech0.2%(94)

Danish0.2%(72)

Austrian0.2%(67)

French Canadian0.1%(58)

Ukrainian0.1%(58)

Belgian0.1%(52)

Russian0.1%(51)

Serbian0.1%(35)

Finnish0.1%(31)

Portuguese0%(18)

Kenyan0%(17)

Slovene0%(15)

West Indian0%(11)

Jamaican0%(11)

Greek0%(8)

Romanian0%(7)

Latvian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 21.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(5,656)

Married51.8%(9,372)

Widowed2.7%(493)

Divorced14.1%(2,558)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(4,569)

Married50.3%(9,482)

Widowed11%(2,069)

Divorced14.5%(2,741)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(589)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(520)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(906)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(186)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.5%(67)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,674 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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