Philo vs Thomasboro

A side-by-side comparison of Philo and Thomasboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Philo has the higher population (1,461 vs 966 in Thomasboro). Philo has the higher median household income ($103,438 vs $65,000 in Thomasboro). Philo has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $109,400 in Thomasboro).

Population, income & housing

	Philo	Thomasboro
Population	1,461	966
Median age	34.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$103,438	$65,000
Median home value	$198,100	$109,400
Median gross rent	$1,063	$790
Housing units	526	491
Homeownership rate	88.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Philo	Thomasboro
Population	1,560 → 1,461 (-6.3%)	997 → 966 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$80,804 → $103,438 (+28.0%)	$48,304 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$155,100 → $198,100 (+27.7%)	$88,600 → $109,400 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $1,063 (+41.7%)	$718 → $790 (+10.0%)

Philo

Population

1,5601,461

Median household income

$80,804$103,438

Median home value

$155,100$198,100

Median gross rent

$750$1,063

Thomasboro

Population

997966

Median household income

$48,304$65,000

Median home value

$88,600$109,400

Median gross rent

$718$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Philo	Thomasboro
Under 5	6.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	24.6%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.0%	22.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.9%
75 and over	7.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Philo	Thomasboro
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Philo	Thomasboro
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.6%
High school graduate	29.9%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Philo	Thomasboro
Drove alone	90.1%	84.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Philo	Thomasboro
1-unit, detached	98.3%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Philo	Thomasboro
Poverty rate	7.0%	11.7%
Average household size	3.02	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1968	1977