Mason County
Mason county is located close to the center of Illinois. Mason county has 539.24 square miles of land area and 24.23 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Mason county population is 14,309, which has shrunk 10.78% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 3.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Mason county median household income is $42,476 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 18.04% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Mason county median house value is $80,800 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 32.03% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 34.33% and is lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Mason county is close to the state average in quality. The Mason county area codes are 217, 309.
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