Metro area · CBSA 19500
Decatur
The Decatur, IL metro area has 101,849 people. Median rent is $847, 16.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Macon County at $1,091. Of the 12 places we track here, Mount Zion has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$62,666
Median home value
$127,300
Unemployment
6.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,091
HUD, Macon County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur | 69,815 | $845 | 19.7% |
| Mount Zion | 5,660 | $744 | 8.6% |
| Forsyth | 3,502 | $1,222 | 13.1% |
| Maroa | 1,714 | $851 | 14.1% |
| Harristown | 1,550 | $825 | 13.7% |
| Long Creek | 1,392 | $850 | 13.0% |
| Macon | 1,047 | $918 | 16.0% |
| Oreana | 1,037 | $907 | 12.2% |
| Warrensburg | 921 | $775 | 11.4% |
| Blue Mound | 882 | $950 | 16.2% |
| Argenta | 879 | $1,286 | 21.0% |
| Niantic | 671 | $1,066 | 19.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.