De Witt vs Lane

A side-by-side comparison of De Witt and Lane: population, income, housing, and more.

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

De Witt has the higher population (168 vs 145 in Lane). Since 2019, Lane's population has grown faster (-11.6% vs -21.9%).

Population, income & housing

	De Witt	Lane
Population	168	145
Median age	41.0 yrs	10.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	—
Median home value	$93,500	—
Housing units	110	40
Homeownership rate	88.9%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Witt	Lane
Population	215 → 168 (-21.9%)	164 → 145 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$54,211 → $78,750 (+45.3%)	$57,813 → $45,455 (-21.4%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $93,500 (+10.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$625 → $825 (+32.0%)	—

De Witt

Population

215168

Median household income

$54,211$78,750

Median home value

$84,500$93,500

Median gross rent

$625$825

Lane

Population

164145

Median household income

$57,813$45,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Witt	Lane
Under 5	0.0%	19.3%
5 to 17	28.6%	46.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	1.8%	3.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	24.8%
45 to 54	20.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	0.0%
75 and over	7.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Witt	Lane
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	60.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	38.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Witt	Lane
No high school diploma	12.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	54.1%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Witt	Lane
Drove alone	96.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Witt	Lane
1-unit, detached	49.1%	10.0%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	90.0%

Poverty & households

	De Witt	Lane
Poverty rate	4.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.67	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	56	—
Median year structure built	1976	1974