Capron vs Poplar Grove

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

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

Poplar Grove has the higher population (4,202 vs 1,328 in Capron). Capron has the higher median household income ($97,643 vs $93,409 in Poplar Grove). Poplar Grove has the higher median home value ($253,500 vs $155,800 in Capron).

Population, income & housing

	Capron	Poplar Grove
Population	1,328	4,202
Median age	29.2 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,643	$93,409
Median home value	$155,800	$253,500
Median gross rent	$769	$1,443
Housing units	405	1,581
Homeownership rate	78.5%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Capron	Poplar Grove
Population	1,578 → 1,328 (-15.8%)	5,270 → 4,202 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$65,405 → $97,643 (+49.3%)	$75,815 → $93,409 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $155,800 (+36.9%)	$159,900 → $253,500 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $769 (+18.7%)	$1,625 → $1,443 (-11.2%)

Capron

Population

1,5781,328

Median household income

$65,405$97,643

Median home value

$113,800$155,800

Median gross rent

$648$769

Poplar Grove

Population

5,2704,202

Median household income

$75,815$93,409

Median home value

$159,900$253,500

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Capron	Poplar Grove
Under 5	5.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	13.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.9%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	16.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	3.6%	6.2%
75 and over	2.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Capron	Poplar Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	42.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Capron	Poplar Grove
No high school diploma	21.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	46.5%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Capron	Poplar Grove
Drove alone	79.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	13.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Capron	Poplar Grove
1-unit, detached	85.9%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Capron	Poplar Grove
Poverty rate	11.3%	3.7%
Average household size	3.75	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1980	2002