Candlewick Lake vs Capron

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

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

Candlewick Lake has the higher population (5,459 vs 1,328 in Capron). Capron has the higher median household income ($97,643 vs $94,820 in Candlewick Lake). Candlewick Lake has the higher median home value ($169,200 vs $155,800 in Capron).

Population, income & housing

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
Population	5,459	1,328
Median age	34.3 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,820	$97,643
Median home value	$169,200	$155,800
Median gross rent	$1,539	$769
Housing units	1,738	405
Homeownership rate	91.0%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
Population	4,734 → 5,459 (+15.3%)	1,578 → 1,328 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $94,820 (+26.4%)	$65,405 → $97,643 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$130,800 → $169,200 (+29.4%)	$113,800 → $155,800 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,393 → $1,539 (+10.5%)	$648 → $769 (+18.7%)

Candlewick Lake

Population

4,7345,459

Median household income

$75,000$94,820

Median home value

$130,800$169,200

Median gross rent

$1,393$1,539

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)

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
Under 5	4.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	24.4%	22.0%
18 to 24	12.6%	13.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	5.1%	3.6%
75 and over	5.6%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
White (non-Hispanic)	69.6%	54.4%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	42.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
No high school diploma	12.3%	21.1%
High school graduate	26.8%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
Drove alone	73.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	14.1%	13.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	6.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
1-unit, detached	96.4%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Candlewick Lake	Capron
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.3%
Average household size	3.52	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	41	28
Median year structure built	1995	1980