Valier vs Zeigler

A side-by-side comparison of Valier and Zeigler: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zeigler has the higher population (1,325 vs 596 in Valier). Valier has the higher median household income ($41,288 vs $39,148 in Zeigler). Valier has the higher median home value ($70,400 vs $52,000 in Zeigler).

Population, income & housing

	Valier	Zeigler
Population	596	1,325
Median age	54.3 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,288	$39,148
Median home value	$70,400	$52,000
Median gross rent	$1,100	$694
Housing units	324	760
Homeownership rate	88.1%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valier	Zeigler
Population	724 → 596 (-17.7%)	1,801 → 1,325 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$46,771 → $41,288 (-11.7%)	$43,188 → $39,148 (-9.4%)
Median home value	$63,000 → $70,400 (+11.7%)	$52,800 → $52,000 (-1.5%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $1,100 (+103.0%)	$548 → $694 (+26.6%)

Valier

Population

724596

Median household income

$46,771$41,288

Median home value

$63,000$70,400

Median gross rent

$542$1,100

Zeigler

Population

1,8011,325

Median household income

$43,188$39,148

Median home value

$52,800$52,000

Median gross rent

$548$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Valier	Zeigler
Under 5	4.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	15.5%
55 to 64	22.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	19.6%	11.5%
75 and over	6.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valier	Zeigler
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valier	Zeigler
No high school diploma	10.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valier	Zeigler
Drove alone	87.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.7%
Other means	4.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valier	Zeigler
1-unit, detached	96.3%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Valier	Zeigler
Poverty rate	21.5%	16.7%
Average household size	1.96	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1948	1938