Arcola vs Villa Grove

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

Arcola and Villa Grove 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 2,375 in Villa Grove). Arcola has the higher median household income ($85,697 vs $69,900 in Villa Grove). Arcola has the higher median home value ($122,800 vs $99,600 in Villa Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Villa Grove
Population	2,867	2,375
Median age	35.8 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,697	$69,900
Median home value	$122,800	$99,600
Median gross rent	$819	$901
Housing units	1,027	1,125
Homeownership rate	75.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Villa Grove
Population	2,731 → 2,867 (+5.0%)	2,388 → 2,375 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$47,297 → $85,697 (+81.2%)	$58,071 → $69,900 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $122,800 (+28.1%)	$88,700 → $99,600 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $819 (+13.6%)	$751 → $901 (+20.0%)

Arcola

Population

2,7312,867

Median household income

$47,297$85,697

Median home value

$95,900$122,800

Median gross rent

$721$819

Villa Grove

Population

2,3882,375

Median household income

$58,071$69,900

Median home value

$88,700$99,600

Median gross rent

$751$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Villa Grove
Under 5	6.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	16.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	12.4%
75 and over	5.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Villa Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	97.2%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	45.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Villa Grove
No high school diploma	18.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	29.9%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Villa Grove
Drove alone	71.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	19.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Villa Grove
1-unit, detached	81.1%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Villa Grove
Poverty rate	10.6%	7.4%
Average household size	2.91	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	14	31
Median year structure built	1970	1956