Mulberry Grove vs Smithboro

A side-by-side comparison of Mulberry Grove and Smithboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Mulberry Grove and Smithboro are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mulberry Grove has the higher population (739 vs 171 in Smithboro). Mulberry Grove has the higher median household income ($57,250 vs $27,500 in Smithboro). Mulberry Grove has the higher median home value ($74,800 vs $70,000 in Smithboro).

Population, income & housing

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
Population	739	171
Median age	35.9 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$27,500
Median home value	$74,800	$70,000
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	383	88
Homeownership rate	72.9%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
Population	650 → 739 (+13.7%)	216 → 171 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$40,804 → $57,250 (+40.3%)	$50,625 → $27,500 (-45.7%)
Median home value	$58,500 → $74,800 (+27.9%)	$65,000 → $70,000 (+7.7%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $900 (+68.2%)	—

Mulberry Grove

Population

650739

Median household income

$40,804$57,250

Median home value

$58,500$74,800

Median gross rent

$535$900

Smithboro

Population

216171

Median household income

$50,625$27,500

Median home value

$65,000$70,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
Under 5	7.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	16.1%	14.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	18.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	2.3%
55 to 64	8.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	6.4%
75 and over	5.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
No high school diploma	9.6%	19.0%
High school graduate	49.9%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
Drove alone	73.8%	82.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
1-unit, detached	87.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Mulberry Grove	Smithboro
Poverty rate	23.1%	42.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1968	1964