Macomb is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Macomb area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Macomb maintain a good economy.
Macomb, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Macomb’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One of the benefits of Macomb is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.45 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Macomb citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.86% of adults in Macomb have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Macomb in 2018 was $26,489, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,956 for a family of four. However, Macomb contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Macomb is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Macomb home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Macomb residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Macomb include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Macomb is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
