Greenup vs Jewett

A side-by-side comparison of Greenup and Jewett: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Greenup has the higher population (1,678 vs 296 in Jewett). Jewett has the higher median household income ($49,167 vs $48,516 in Greenup). Greenup has the higher median home value ($90,900 vs $57,600 in Jewett).

Population, income & housing

	Greenup	Jewett
Population	1,678	296
Median age	35.6 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,516	$49,167
Median home value	$90,900	$57,600
Median gross rent	$679	$791
Housing units	808	128
Homeownership rate	82.4%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenup	Jewett
Population	1,668 → 1,678 (+0.6%)	266 → 296 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$45,368 → $48,516 (+6.9%)	$33,125 → $49,167 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$84,700 → $90,900 (+7.3%)	$60,600 → $57,600 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $679 (+22.3%)	$675 → $791 (+17.2%)

Greenup

Population

1,6681,678

Median household income

$45,368$48,516

Median home value

$84,700$90,900

Median gross rent

$555$679

Jewett

Population

266296

Median household income

$33,125$49,167

Median home value

$60,600$57,600

Median gross rent

$675$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenup	Jewett
Under 5	6.9%	13.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	4.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	5.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	18.2%
55 to 64	5.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.2%
75 and over	14.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenup	Jewett
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	87.2%
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	1.5%	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenup	Jewett
No high school diploma	11.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenup	Jewett
Drove alone	80.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenup	Jewett
1-unit, detached	86.3%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Greenup	Jewett
Poverty rate	8.3%	29.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1963	1958