Massac County, Illinois
12 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 13,865
- Median household income
- $65,116
- ±7,385
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 235 of 6,108 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 77.8%
- 4,243 of 5,457 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Massac | 13,960 (2021) | County Building, Metropolis | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brookport | 711 (2021) | 209 Ohio St, Brookport | — |
| City of Metropolis | 5,903 (2021) | Po Box 682, Metropolis | Website |
| Village of Joppa | 342 (2021) | Po Box 99, Joppa | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache River Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 343, Metropolis | — |
| Massac County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District | Health | Po Box 883, Metropolis | Website |
| Massac Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 850, Metropolis | Website |
| Massac County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 528, Metropolis | — |
| Massac County Fire District | Local fire protection | 2734 North Ave, Metropolis | — |
| Joppa Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 171, Joppa | — |
| Massac County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1438 W 10th St, Metropolis | — |
| Fort Massac Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 491, Metropolis | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38
School district2 schools
911 Joppa North Ave, Joppa, IL, 62953
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Massac UD 1
School district7 schools
2939 Old Marion Rd, Metropolis, IL, 62960
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Brown's Farmer's Market (1530 US HWY 60 E Burna)
Paducah's Downtown Farmers' Market (306 N. 2nd Street Paducah)
Golconda Farmers' Market (310 E. Main Street Golconda)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.