Newman vs Villa Grove

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

Newman 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 796 in Newman). Newman has the higher median household income ($73,526 vs $69,900 in Villa Grove). Newman has the higher median home value ($106,700 vs $99,600 in Villa Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Newman	Villa Grove
Population	796	2,375
Median age	56.5 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,526	$69,900
Median home value	$106,700	$99,600
Median gross rent	$768	$901
Housing units	455	1,125
Homeownership rate	90.6%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newman	Villa Grove
Population	704 → 796 (+13.1%)	2,388 → 2,375 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $73,526 (+73.0%)	$58,071 → $69,900 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $106,700 (+64.2%)	$88,700 → $99,600 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $768 (+17.6%)	$751 → $901 (+20.0%)

Newman

Population

704796

Median household income

$42,500$73,526

Median home value

$65,000$106,700

Median gross rent

$653$768

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)

	Newman	Villa Grove
Under 5	3.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	10.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	2.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	16.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.4%
75 and over	25.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newman	Villa Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	97.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newman	Villa Grove
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	49.9%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newman	Villa Grove
Drove alone	79.3%	84.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newman	Villa Grove
1-unit, detached	90.8%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Newman	Villa Grove
Poverty rate	7.8%	7.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1959	1956