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Population (year 2000): 18,558. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,587 (+0.2% change)
Males: 9,007 (48.5%), Females: 9,551 (51.5%)
McDonough County
Zip code:
61455
Median resident age: 23.2 years
Median household income: $25,994 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,600 (year 2000)
Races in Macomb:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
- Black (5.9%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Korean (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (26.4%), Irish (15.6%),
English (11.6%), United States (6.5%), Polish (4.2%), Italian
(3.9%).
Elevation: 705 feet
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Macomb
- High school or higher: 88.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.4%
- Unemployed: 16.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Macomb city
- Never married: 49.3%
- Now married: 37.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 5.9%
4.0% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,592 (-7.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Macomb:
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (525 EAST GRANT
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Macomb:
- SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24
miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 32
miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Macomb:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 38 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 51 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 68 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Macomb:
- MACOMB MUNI (about 5 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
- SCHUY-RUSH (about 25 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL; ID: 5K4)
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 32 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID:
C66)
Amtrak station:
MACOMB (120 E. CALHOUN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/Universities in Macomb:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 11,096; Location: 1 UNIVERSITY CIR; Public;
Website: www.wiu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- MCDONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Location: 525 E
GRANT ST; Public)
- MIDWEST HORSESHOEING SCHOOL (Location: 2312 S
MAPLE AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Macomb:
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 74
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Public high schools in Macomb:
- MACOMB SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 694;
Location: 1525 S JOHNSON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ACADEMY FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (Students:
30; Location: 341 SOUTH JOHNSON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCDONOUGH CTY LRN CTR (Students: 7; Location:
341 SOUTH JOHNSON; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Macomb:
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location:
315 N BONHAM ST; Grades: KG - 03)
- EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364;
Location: 521 S PEARL ST; Grades: 03 - 06)
- MACOMB JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 305;
Location: 1525 S JOHNSON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MACARTHUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students:
102; Location: 235 W GRANT ST; Grades: PK - PK)
- PROJECT INSIGHT (Students: 44; Location: 330
N MACARTHUR; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LAMOINE VALLEY AREA ED SYSTEM (Location: 130
S LFYETE STE200; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Macomb:
- ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: 322 WEST WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- CALVARY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 85;
Location: 1315 MAPLE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Macomb:
- MACOMB P.L.D. (Operating income: $361,582;
Location: 235 SOUTH LAFAYETTE STREET; 60,554 books;
2,453 audio materials; 225 video materials; 205 serial
subscriptions)
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