Pesotum vs Seymour

A side-by-side comparison of Pesotum and Seymour: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pesotum has the higher population (538 vs 333 in Seymour). Pesotum has the higher median home value ($160,800 vs $135,500 in Seymour). Since 2019, Pesotum's population has grown faster (+5.9% vs +2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Pesotum	Seymour
Population	538	333
Median age	45.9 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	—
Median home value	$160,800	$135,500
Median gross rent	$1,500	—
Housing units	246	132
Homeownership rate	88.3%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pesotum	Seymour
Population	508 → 538 (+5.9%)	325 → 333 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$74,861 → $76,875 (+2.7%)	$105,893 → $120,703 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $160,800 (+39.0%)	$106,900 → $135,500 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $1,500 (+81.8%)	—

Pesotum

Population

508538

Median household income

$74,861$76,875

Median home value

$115,700$160,800

Median gross rent

$825$1,500

Seymour

Population

325333

Median household income

$105,893$120,703

Median home value

$106,900$135,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pesotum	Seymour
Under 5	7.4%	14.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	24.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	19.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	4.8%
45 to 54	15.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	21.0%	6.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	3.6%
75 and over	8.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pesotum	Seymour
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pesotum	Seymour
No high school diploma	2.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pesotum	Seymour
Drove alone	81.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	27.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pesotum	Seymour
1-unit, detached	98.8%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Pesotum	Seymour
Poverty rate	7.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.34	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1962	1959