Hume vs Metcalf

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

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

Hume has the higher population (464 vs 151 in Metcalf). Hume has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $54,405 in Metcalf). Hume has the higher median home value ($79,600 vs $55,000 in Metcalf).

Population, income & housing

	Hume	Metcalf
Population	464	151
Median age	39.2 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,000	$54,405
Median home value	$79,600	$55,000
Median gross rent	$915	—
Housing units	242	93
Homeownership rate	66.0%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	1.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	29.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hume	Metcalf
Population	324 → 464 (+43.2%)	186 → 151 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$46,000 → $61,000 (+32.6%)	$34,583 → $54,405 (+57.3%)
Median home value	$58,500 → $79,600 (+36.1%)	$27,500 → $55,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $915 (+53.0%)	$572 → $623 (+8.9%)

Hume

Population

324464

Median household income

$46,000$61,000

Median home value

$58,500$79,600

Median gross rent

$598$915

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)

	Hume	Metcalf
Under 5	12.3%	0.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	11.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	8.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	35.1%
75 and over	11.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hume	Metcalf
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hume	Metcalf
No high school diploma	4.3%	19.5%
High school graduate	43.9%	63.4%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hume	Metcalf
Drove alone	84.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hume	Metcalf
1-unit, detached	89.7%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Hume	Metcalf
Poverty rate	14.0%	4.0%
Average household size	2.19	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	28	41
Median year structure built	1957	1938