Mahomet vs Rantoul

A side-by-side comparison of Mahomet and Rantoul: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rantoul has the higher population (12,515 vs 9,755 in Mahomet). Mahomet has the higher median household income ($114,904 vs $49,821 in Rantoul). Mahomet has the higher median home value ($293,200 vs $109,200 in Rantoul).

Population, income & housing

	Mahomet	Rantoul
Population	9,755	12,515
Median age	36.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$114,904	$49,821
Median home value	$293,200	$109,200
Median gross rent	$1,202	$899
Housing units	3,581	5,829
Homeownership rate	80.6%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahomet	Rantoul
Population	8,392 → 9,755 (+16.2%)	13,218 → 12,515 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$113,261 → $114,904 (+1.5%)	$42,149 → $49,821 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$240,300 → $293,200 (+22.0%)	$85,900 → $109,200 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,202 (+28.0%)	$782 → $899 (+15.0%)

Mahomet

Population

8,3929,755

Median household income

$113,261$114,904

Median home value

$240,300$293,200

Median gross rent

$939$1,202

Rantoul

Population

13,21812,515

Median household income

$42,149$49,821

Median home value

$85,900$109,200

Median gross rent

$782$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahomet	Rantoul
Under 5	5.3%	9.0%
5 to 17	27.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	18.5%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.7%
75 and over	2.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahomet	Rantoul
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	45.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahomet	Rantoul
No high school diploma	3.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	17.4%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahomet	Rantoul
Drove alone	79.7%	74.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	14.4%	10.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahomet	Rantoul
1-unit, detached	75.7%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	17.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Mahomet	Rantoul
Poverty rate	3.9%	18.7%
Average household size	3.00	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	2000	1965