Eldred vs Wilmington

A side-by-side comparison of Eldred and Wilmington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eldred has the higher population (184 vs 113 in Wilmington). Wilmington has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $67,500 in Eldred). Since 2019, Eldred's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -20.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Eldred	Wilmington
Population	184	113
Median age	51.7 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$72,083
Median home value	$82,800	—
Median gross rent	$542	—
Housing units	113	54
Homeownership rate	84.4%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldred	Wilmington
Population	186 → 184 (-1.1%)	142 → 113 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$25,682 → $67,500 (+162.8%)	$48,438 → $72,083 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $82,800 (+38.0%)	$66,300 → $75,000 (+13.1%)

Eldred

Population

186184

Median household income

$25,682$67,500

Median home value

$60,000$82,800

Wilmington

Population

142113

Median household income

$48,438$72,083

Median home value

$66,300$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldred	Wilmington
Under 5	3.8%	11.5%
5 to 17	3.3%	8.8%
18 to 24	3.8%	12.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	19.5%
35 to 44	6.0%	3.5%
45 to 54	34.8%	16.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	7.1%
65 to 74	18.5%	14.2%
75 and over	10.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldred	Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldred	Wilmington
No high school diploma	4.9%	26.3%
High school graduate	67.7%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldred	Wilmington
Drove alone	94.4%	63.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldred	Wilmington
1-unit, detached	86.7%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Eldred	Wilmington
Poverty rate	7.1%	25.7%
Average household size	1.92	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	44	51
Median year structure built	1938	1938