Clinton vs Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clinton has the higher population (7,012 vs 323 in Weldon). Weldon has the higher median household income ($60,083 vs $55,960 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($101,200 vs $89,300 in Weldon).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Weldon
Population	7,012	323
Median age	39.7 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,960	$60,083
Median home value	$101,200	$89,300
Median gross rent	$916	$936
Housing units	3,492	149
Homeownership rate	64.0%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Weldon
Population	7,062 → 7,012 (-0.7%)	389 → 323 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$46,923 → $55,960 (+19.3%)	$41,442 → $60,083 (+45.0%)
Median home value	$82,100 → $101,200 (+23.3%)	$66,700 → $89,300 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $916 (+62.7%)	$778 → $936 (+20.3%)

Clinton

Population

7,0627,012

Median household income

$46,923$55,960

Median home value

$82,100$101,200

Median gross rent

$563$916

Weldon

Population

389323

Median household income

$41,442$60,083

Median home value

$66,700$89,300

Median gross rent

$778$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Weldon
Under 5	8.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.6%
75 and over	9.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	96.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Weldon
No high school diploma	12.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	38.7%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Weldon
Drove alone	80.1%	91.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	4.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Weldon
1-unit, detached	79.2%	95.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Weldon
Poverty rate	16.4%	13.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1955	1956