Elliott vs Melvin

A side-by-side comparison of Elliott and Melvin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Melvin has the higher population (376 vs 265 in Elliott). Elliott has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $35,000 in Melvin). Elliott has the higher median home value ($81,800 vs $62,000 in Melvin).

Population, income & housing

	Elliott	Melvin
Population	265	376
Median age	28.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$35,000
Median home value	$81,800	$62,000
Median gross rent	$1,045	$817
Housing units	124	213
Homeownership rate	79.5%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliott	Melvin
Population	270 → 265 (-1.9%)	458 → 376 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$48,438 → $48,750 (+0.6%)	$47,188 → $35,000 (-25.8%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $81,800 (+3.4%)	$61,600 → $62,000 (+0.6%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $1,045 (+42.6%)	$668 → $817 (+22.3%)

Elliott

Population

270265

Median household income

$48,438$48,750

Median home value

$79,100$81,800

Median gross rent

$733$1,045

Melvin

Population

458376

Median household income

$47,188$35,000

Median home value

$61,600$62,000

Median gross rent

$668$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliott	Melvin
Under 5	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	17.4%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	6.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.4%
75 and over	5.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliott	Melvin
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.6%
Two or more races	2.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliott	Melvin
No high school diploma	13.0%	13.0%
High school graduate	36.4%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliott	Melvin
Drove alone	95.6%	90.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliott	Melvin
1-unit, detached	97.6%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Elliott	Melvin
Poverty rate	21.7%	25.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1948	1953