Caledonia vs Capron

A side-by-side comparison of Caledonia and Capron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Capron has the higher population (1,328 vs 219 in Caledonia). Capron has the higher median household income ($97,643 vs $86,513 in Caledonia). Caledonia has the higher median home value ($161,800 vs $155,800 in Capron).

Population, income & housing

	Caledonia	Capron
Population	219	1,328
Median age	33.7 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$86,513	$97,643
Median home value	$161,800	$155,800
Median gross rent	$1,706	$769
Housing units	109	405
Homeownership rate	69.7%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caledonia	Capron
Population	206 → 219 (+6.3%)	1,578 → 1,328 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$90,417 → $86,513 (-4.3%)	$65,405 → $97,643 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $161,800 (+21.4%)	$113,800 → $155,800 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,706 (+60.5%)	$648 → $769 (+18.7%)

Caledonia

Population

206219

Median household income

$90,417$86,513

Median home value

$133,300$161,800

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,706

Capron

Population

1,5781,328

Median household income

$65,405$97,643

Median home value

$113,800$155,800

Median gross rent

$648$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caledonia	Capron
Under 5	11.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	6.8%	22.0%
18 to 24	11.4%	13.3%
25 to 34	22.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	15.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	3.6%
75 and over	0.9%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caledonia	Capron
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	54.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	12.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	42.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caledonia	Capron
No high school diploma	7.8%	21.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caledonia	Capron
Drove alone	89.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caledonia	Capron
1-unit, detached	89.9%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Caledonia	Capron
Poverty rate	7.3%	11.3%
Average household size	2.21	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1938	1980