Arcola vs Arthur

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Arthur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arcola has the higher population (2,867 vs 2,024 in Arthur). Arcola has the higher median household income ($85,697 vs $52,115 in Arthur). Arthur has the higher median home value ($146,200 vs $122,800 in Arcola).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Arthur
Population	2,867	2,024
Median age	35.8 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,697	$52,115
Median home value	$122,800	$146,200
Median gross rent	$819	$841
Housing units	1,027	1,056
Homeownership rate	75.3%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Arthur
Population	2,731 → 2,867 (+5.0%)	2,510 → 2,024 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$47,297 → $85,697 (+81.2%)	$58,920 → $52,115 (-11.5%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $122,800 (+28.1%)	$111,600 → $146,200 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $819 (+13.6%)	$801 → $841 (+5.0%)

Arcola

Population

2,7312,867

Median household income

$47,297$85,697

Median home value

$95,900$122,800

Median gross rent

$721$819

Arthur

Population

2,5102,024

Median household income

$58,920$52,115

Median home value

$111,600$146,200

Median gross rent

$801$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Arthur
Under 5	6.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	10.3%
75 and over	5.8%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Arthur
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	89.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	45.8%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Arthur
No high school diploma	18.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	29.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Arthur
Drove alone	71.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	19.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	8.9%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.8%	10.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Arthur
1-unit, detached	81.1%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Arthur
Poverty rate	10.6%	18.2%
Average household size	2.91	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1970	1968