Mahomet vs Tolono

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

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

Mahomet has the higher population (9,755 vs 3,546 in Tolono). Mahomet has the higher median household income ($114,904 vs $79,333 in Tolono). Mahomet has the higher median home value ($293,200 vs $207,200 in Tolono).

Population, income & housing

	Mahomet	Tolono
Population	9,755	3,546
Median age	36.5 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$114,904	$79,333
Median home value	$293,200	$207,200
Median gross rent	$1,202	$1,002
Housing units	3,581	1,488
Homeownership rate	80.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahomet	Tolono
Population	8,392 → 9,755 (+16.2%)	3,237 → 3,546 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$113,261 → $114,904 (+1.5%)	$66,445 → $79,333 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$240,300 → $293,200 (+22.0%)	$138,000 → $207,200 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,202 (+28.0%)	$604 → $1,002 (+65.9%)

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

Tolono

Population

3,2373,546

Median household income

$66,445$79,333

Median home value

$138,000$207,200

Median gross rent

$604$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahomet	Tolono
Under 5	5.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	27.0%	23.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	6.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	18.5%	20.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.8%
75 and over	2.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahomet	Tolono
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahomet	Tolono
No high school diploma	3.5%	0.4%
High school graduate	17.4%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahomet	Tolono
Drove alone	79.7%	91.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	4.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahomet	Tolono
1-unit, detached	75.7%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	11.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Mahomet	Tolono
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.1%
Average household size	3.00	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	2000	1986