Longview vs Penfield

A side-by-side comparison of Longview and Penfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Penfield has the higher population (195 vs 90 in Longview). Penfield has the higher median household income ($94,531 vs $75,417 in Longview). Penfield has the higher median home value ($97,200 vs $57,500 in Longview).

Population, income & housing

	Longview	Penfield
Population	90	195
Median age	45.5 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	$94,531
Median home value	$57,500	$97,200
Housing units	60	88
Homeownership rate	88.4%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Longview	Penfield
Population	137 → 90 (-34.3%)	130 → 195 (+50.0%)
Median household income	$30,625 → $75,417 (+146.3%)	$48,194 → $94,531 (+96.1%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $57,500 (+53.3%)	$102,500 → $97,200 (-5.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$668 → $703 (+5.2%)

Longview

Population

13790

Median household income

$30,625$75,417

Median home value

$37,500$57,500

Penfield

Population

130195

Median household income

$48,194$94,531

Median home value

$102,500$97,200

Median gross rent

$668$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Longview	Penfield
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	2.1%
25 to 34	22.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	4.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	33.3%
75 and over	7.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Longview	Penfield
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Longview	Penfield
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	54.7%	81.3%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Longview	Penfield
Drove alone	76.3%	84.8%
Carpooled	18.6%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Longview	Penfield
1-unit, detached	91.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Longview	Penfield
Poverty rate	12.2%	12.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	39	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938