Garrett vs Villa Grove

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

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

Villa Grove has the higher population (2,375 vs 92 in Garrett). Villa Grove has the higher median household income ($69,900 vs $68,214 in Garrett). Villa Grove has the higher median home value ($99,600 vs $95,000 in Garrett).

Population, income & housing

	Garrett	Villa Grove
Population	92	2,375
Median age	51.5 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,214	$69,900
Median home value	$95,000	$99,600
Median gross rent	$770	$901
Housing units	79	1,125
Homeownership rate	86.7%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrett	Villa Grove
Population	128 → 92 (-28.1%)	2,388 → 2,375 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $68,214 (+54.4%)	$58,071 → $69,900 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $95,000 (+100.0%)	$88,700 → $99,600 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $770 (+57.8%)	$751 → $901 (+20.0%)

Garrett

Population

12892

Median household income

$44,167$68,214

Median home value

$47,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$488$770

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)

	Garrett	Villa Grove
Under 5	2.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	4.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	14.8%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	16.5%
55 to 64	22.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.4%
75 and over	12.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrett	Villa Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrett	Villa Grove
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	53.0%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrett	Villa Grove
Drove alone	85.2%	84.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrett	Villa Grove
1-unit, detached	77.2%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Garrett	Villa Grove
Poverty rate	15.2%	7.4%
Average household size	1.53	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1945	1956