Farina vs Ramsey

A side-by-side comparison of Farina and Ramsey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ramsey has the higher population (998 vs 606 in Farina). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($50,664 vs $42,098 in Farina). Farina has the higher median home value ($71,400 vs $58,000 in Ramsey).

Population, income & housing

	Farina	Ramsey
Population	606	998
Median age	41.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,098	$50,664
Median home value	$71,400	$58,000
Median gross rent	$722	$742
Housing units	234	407
Homeownership rate	83.4%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farina	Ramsey
Population	612 → 606 (-1.0%)	987 → 998 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $42,098 (+3.9%)	$32,381 → $50,664 (+56.5%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $71,400 (+8.3%)	$59,700 → $58,000 (-2.8%)
Median gross rent	$236 → $722 (+205.9%)	$650 → $742 (+14.2%)

Farina

Population

612606

Median household income

$40,500$42,098

Median home value

$65,900$71,400

Median gross rent

$236$722

Ramsey

Population

987998

Median household income

$32,381$50,664

Median home value

$59,700$58,000

Median gross rent

$650$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farina	Ramsey
Under 5	6.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	17.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	7.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	18.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	3.1%
75 and over	11.2%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farina	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farina	Ramsey
No high school diploma	24.0%	31.0%
High school graduate	39.7%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farina	Ramsey
Drove alone	89.9%	86.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farina	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	85.5%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Farina	Ramsey
Poverty rate	16.5%	16.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	31	38
Median year structure built	1959	1966