Chrisman vs Metcalf

A side-by-side comparison of Chrisman and Metcalf: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chrisman has the higher population (1,352 vs 151 in Metcalf). Chrisman has the higher median household income ($58,250 vs $54,405 in Metcalf). Chrisman has the higher median home value ($82,200 vs $55,000 in Metcalf).

Population, income & housing

	Chrisman	Metcalf
Population	1,352	151
Median age	36.3 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,250	$54,405
Median home value	$82,200	$55,000
Median gross rent	$751	—
Housing units	536	93
Homeownership rate	53.8%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	1.6%
Unemployment rate	15.7%	29.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chrisman	Metcalf
Population	1,452 → 1,352 (-6.9%)	186 → 151 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$49,091 → $58,250 (+18.7%)	$34,583 → $54,405 (+57.3%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $82,200 (+6.8%)	$27,500 → $55,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $751 (+33.2%)	$572 → $623 (+8.9%)

Chrisman

Population

1,4521,352

Median household income

$49,091$58,250

Median home value

$77,000$82,200

Median gross rent

$564$751

Metcalf

Population

186151

Median household income

$34,583$54,405

Median home value

$27,500$55,000

Median gross rent

$572$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chrisman	Metcalf
Under 5	11.2%	0.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	11.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	7.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	18.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	7.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	35.1%
75 and over	17.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chrisman	Metcalf
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chrisman	Metcalf
No high school diploma	7.3%	19.5%
High school graduate	41.1%	63.4%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chrisman	Metcalf
Drove alone	80.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	3.4%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	5.8%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chrisman	Metcalf
1-unit, detached	81.0%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Chrisman	Metcalf
Poverty rate	19.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.52	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	18	41
Median year structure built	1957	1938