Kinsman vs South Wilmington

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

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

South Wilmington has the higher population (558 vs 66 in Kinsman). South Wilmington has the higher median household income ($86,563 vs $55,938 in Kinsman). South Wilmington has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $92,500 in Kinsman).

Population, income & housing

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
Population	66	558
Median age	38.8 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,938	$86,563
Median home value	$92,500	$164,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,188
Housing units	34	259
Homeownership rate	93.1%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
Population	125 → 66 (-47.2%)	761 → 558 (-26.7%)
Median household income	$95,250 → $55,938 (-41.3%)	$75,417 → $86,563 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $92,500 (-3.4%)	$127,800 → $164,900 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$925 → $1,188 (+28.4%)

Kinsman

Population

12566

Median household income

$95,250$55,938

Median home value

$95,800$92,500

South Wilmington

Population

761558

Median household income

$75,417$86,563

Median home value

$127,800$164,900

Median gross rent

$925$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
Under 5	6.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	7.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.9%
25 to 34	16.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	27.3%	7.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	8.8%
75 and over	12.1%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	60.4%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
Drove alone	94.6%	94.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	99.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Kinsman	South Wilmington
Poverty rate	7.6%	6.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1938	1963