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A town of 17,474. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Hickory Point Township grades B− overall, 500th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 74% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $153K, 2.4 years of the Decatur metro’s $63K median household income. Hickory Point Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Forsyth Park, at 113 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Hickory Point Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Hickory Point Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 17,603 in 2000, 18,229 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 5 maps from 1929 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hickory Point Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Hickory Point Township.
Hickory Point Township trades workers with Decatur and other neighbors and has better schools than Illini Township or any other neighbor.
43% of adults have obesity in Hickory Point Township. Hickory Point Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Hickory Point Township.
| Hickory Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hickory Point Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.8% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Illini Township (B) is next.
Its public schools are run by Decatur SD 61. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroa-Forsyth Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 593 | A− |
| Decatur Pub. Schs. Alt. EducationLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Hickory Point Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hickory Point Township has about as many jobs (6,749) as working residents, but only 781 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 9,036 in 2013 to 6,749.
Most working residents leave Hickory Point Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Hickory Point Township fell to 6,749 in 2023, 2,287 fewer than in 2013. Hickory Point Township’s median household income is $59,000.
| Hickory Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). Hickory Point Township has lost 4.2% of its people since 2020, down to 17,474 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Hickory Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Hickory Point Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4.0 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Hickory Point Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Hickory Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forsyth Park | 1.1 mi | 113 |
| 2. East Mound Park | 0.3 mi | 45 |
| 3. Cresthaven Park | 0.1 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hickory Point Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hickory Point Township
About 5 of every 100 Hickory Point Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Township in Illinois, United States
Hickory Point Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,229 and it contained 8,610 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Hickory Point Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Point Township | #500 | B− | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Decatur Township | #697 | D | A− | — | D− | C− |
| Maroa Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitmore Township | #628 | C− | B | — | C | B− |
| Illini Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | B− |
Illini Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hickory Point Township, Decatur Township, Whitmore Township and Illini Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Maroa Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hickory Point Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hickory Point Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #500 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.