Old Shawneetown vs Shawneetown

A side-by-side comparison of Old Shawneetown and Shawneetown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shawneetown has the higher population (1,167 vs 131 in Old Shawneetown). Shawneetown has the higher median household income ($51,089 vs $30,694 in Old Shawneetown). Shawneetown has the higher median home value ($80,400 vs $14,600 in Old Shawneetown).

Population, income & housing

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
Population	131	1,167
Median age	45.5 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$30,694	$51,089
Median home value	$14,600	$80,400
Median gross rent	—	$330
Housing units	59	600
Homeownership rate	73.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
Population	81 → 131 (+61.7%)	1,249 → 1,167 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$15,625 → $30,694 (+96.4%)	$32,059 → $51,089 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $14,600 (+46.0%)	$60,300 → $80,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$416 → $330 (-20.7%)

Old Shawneetown

Population

81131

Median household income

$15,625$30,694

Median home value

$9,999$14,600

Shawneetown

Population

1,2491,167

Median household income

$32,059$51,089

Median home value

$60,300$80,400

Median gross rent

$416$330

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
Under 5	10.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	16.8%
35 to 44	3.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	22.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.1%
75 and over	4.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
No high school diploma	12.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	63.5%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
Drove alone	100.0%	86.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
1-unit, detached	32.2%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	67.8%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Old Shawneetown	Shawneetown
Poverty rate	49.6%	20.7%
Average household size	2.91	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1981	1969