Metcalf vs Redmon

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

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

Metcalf has the higher population (151 vs 144 in Redmon). Redmon has the higher median household income ($59,688 vs $54,405 in Metcalf). Redmon has the higher median home value ($77,900 vs $55,000 in Metcalf).

Population, income & housing

	Metcalf	Redmon
Population	151	144
Median age	49.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,405	$59,688
Median home value	$55,000	$77,900
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	93	82
Homeownership rate	71.1%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	29.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Metcalf	Redmon
Population	186 → 151 (-18.8%)	129 → 144 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $54,405 (+57.3%)	$50,179 → $59,688 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $55,000 (+100.0%)	$58,300 → $77,900 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $623 (+8.9%)	$533 → $688 (+29.1%)

Metcalf

Population

186151

Median household income

$34,583$54,405

Median home value

$27,500$55,000

Median gross rent

$572$623

Redmon

Population

129144

Median household income

$50,179$59,688

Median home value

$58,300$77,900

Median gross rent

$533$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Metcalf	Redmon
Under 5	0.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	11.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	4.9%
35 to 44	8.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	18.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	7.3%	21.5%
65 to 74	35.1%	18.8%
75 and over	2.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Metcalf	Redmon
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Metcalf	Redmon
No high school diploma	19.5%	9.3%
High school graduate	63.4%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Metcalf	Redmon
Drove alone	73.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	21.2%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Metcalf	Redmon
1-unit, detached	87.1%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Metcalf	Redmon
Poverty rate	4.0%	11.1%
Average household size	1.99	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	41	24
Median year structure built	1938	1955