Arthur vs Tuscola

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

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

Tuscola has the higher population (4,675 vs 2,024 in Arthur). Tuscola has the higher median household income ($77,034 vs $52,115 in Arthur). Tuscola has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $146,200 in Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur	Tuscola
Population	2,024	4,675
Median age	47.0 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,115	$77,034
Median home value	$146,200	$148,100
Median gross rent	$841	$837
Housing units	1,056	2,089
Homeownership rate	73.7%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur	Tuscola
Population	2,510 → 2,024 (-19.4%)	4,564 → 4,675 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$58,920 → $52,115 (-11.5%)	$56,545 → $77,034 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $146,200 (+31.0%)	$115,500 → $148,100 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$801 → $841 (+5.0%)	$733 → $837 (+14.2%)

Arthur

Population

2,5102,024

Median household income

$58,920$52,115

Median home value

$111,600$146,200

Median gross rent

$801$841

Tuscola

Population

4,5644,675

Median household income

$56,545$77,034

Median home value

$115,500$148,100

Median gross rent

$733$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur	Tuscola
Under 5	5.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.0%
75 and over	19.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur	Tuscola
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur	Tuscola
No high school diploma	17.1%	2.1%
High school graduate	28.5%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur	Tuscola
Drove alone	74.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	3.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur	Tuscola
1-unit, detached	84.0%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	5.2%
20 or more units	7.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Arthur	Tuscola
Poverty rate	18.2%	7.7%
Average household size	2.04	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1968	1960