Hinckley vs Somonauk

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

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

Hinckley has the higher population (2,286 vs 1,592 in Somonauk). Somonauk has the higher median household income ($81,731 vs $81,625 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $221,500 in Somonauk).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Somonauk
Population	2,286	1,592
Median age	34.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,625	$81,731
Median home value	$267,600	$221,500
Median gross rent	$1,333	$883
Housing units	910	692
Homeownership rate	72.3%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Somonauk
Population	2,137 → 2,286 (+7.0%)	2,125 → 1,592 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$73,967 → $81,625 (+10.4%)	$65,139 → $81,731 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $267,600 (+28.2%)	$168,900 → $221,500 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,333 (+36.4%)	$988 → $883 (-10.6%)

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

Somonauk

Population

2,1251,592

Median household income

$65,139$81,731

Median home value

$168,900$221,500

Median gross rent

$988$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinckley	Somonauk
Under 5	6.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	14.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.9%
75 and over	5.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Somonauk
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Somonauk
No high school diploma	2.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	22.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Somonauk
Drove alone	81.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.8%	2.6%
Walked	4.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Somonauk
1-unit, detached	78.2%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Somonauk
Poverty rate	15.4%	5.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1972	1971