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Macon County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 12024 <br /> 3.6.2 Income and Socioeconomic Status <br /> Table 3-2. Macon County Population Estimates <br /> From 2017-2021, the median income of households Census Population <br /> in Macon County, Illinois was $55,954 and an Year Estimate <br /> estimated 17.1% of people are reported to be in 2000 114,499 <br /> poverty(US Census Bureau, 2023). 2010 110,768 <br /> 2011 110,699 <br /> 3.6.3 Race and Ethnicity 2012 102,432 <br /> 2013 109,596 <br /> Macon County consists of 76.8% white, 18.3% Black 2014 108,562 <br /> or African American, 0.3% American Indian and 2015 107,398 <br /> Alaska Native, 1.2%Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and 2016 106,411 <br /> Other Pacific Islander, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, %and 2022 102,432 <br /> 3.4%Two or more races (US Census Bureau, 2023). <br /> Source: US Census Bureau <br /> 3.6.4 Language <br /> Among people at least five years old living in Macon County between 2017-2021, 3.9% spoke a <br /> language other than English at home (US Census Bureau, 2023). <br /> 3.6.5 Education <br /> Between 2017-2021 in Macon County, 91.7%of people 25 years and over had at least graduated <br /> from high school and 23.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher (US Census Bureau, 2023). <br /> The total school enrollment in Macon County, Illinois was 25,428 in 2017-2021. Nursery school <br /> enrollment was 2,004 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 17,420. College or <br /> graduate school enrollment was 597 (Statistical Atlas, 2023). <br /> 3.7 Community Risk Index <br /> According to FEMA, Macon County has a Community Risk Index Rating of"Relatively Moderate" <br /> and a Community Risk Index Score of"15.80"The average Community Risk Index Rating in Illinois <br /> is 9.87, while the US national average is 10.60 (FEMA National Risk Index, 2023). <br /> The Risk Index score is based on the following components: Social Vulnerability, Community <br /> Resilience, and Estimate Annual Loss (EAL), with EAL based on Exposure, Annualized Frequency, <br /> and Historic Loss Ratio (HLR) factors, for a total of five risk factors (FEMA National Risk Index, <br /> 2023). <br /> Each risk factor contributes to either the likelihood or consequence aspect of risk and can be <br /> classified as one of two risk types: risk based on geographic location or risk based on the nature <br /> and historical occurrences of natural hazards. The five risk factors are summarized in Table 3-3. <br /> (FEMA National Risk Index, 2023). <br /> Chapter 3: Community Profile 29 <br />