Hinckley vs Sandwich

A side-by-side comparison of Hinckley and Sandwich: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandwich has the higher population (7,121 vs 2,286 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median household income ($81,625 vs $77,027 in Sandwich). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $239,600 in Sandwich).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Sandwich
Population	2,286	7,121
Median age	34.5 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,625	$77,027
Median home value	$267,600	$239,600
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,044
Housing units	910	2,754
Homeownership rate	72.3%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Sandwich
Population	2,137 → 2,286 (+7.0%)	7,297 → 7,121 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$73,967 → $81,625 (+10.4%)	$65,984 → $77,027 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $267,600 (+28.2%)	$171,000 → $239,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,333 (+36.4%)	$1,051 → $1,044 (-0.7%)

Hinckley

Population

2,1372,286

Median household income

$73,967$81,625

Median home value

$208,700$267,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,333

Sandwich

Population

7,2977,121

Median household income

$65,984$77,027

Median home value

$171,000$239,600

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinckley	Sandwich
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	14.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.6%
75 and over	5.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Sandwich
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	86.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Sandwich
No high school diploma	2.3%	7.2%
High school graduate	22.9%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Sandwich
Drove alone	81.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.2%	10.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Sandwich
1-unit, detached	78.2%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Sandwich
Poverty rate	15.4%	7.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1972	1976