South Wilmington vs Verona

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

South Wilmington and Verona 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 267 in Verona). South Wilmington has the higher median household income ($86,563 vs $41,250 in Verona). South Wilmington has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $108,900 in Verona).

Population, income & housing

	South Wilmington	Verona
Population	558	267
Median age	46.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,563	$41,250
Median home value	$164,900	$108,900
Median gross rent	$1,188	$1,125
Housing units	259	131
Homeownership rate	91.8%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Wilmington	Verona
Population	761 → 558 (-26.7%)	226 → 267 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$75,417 → $86,563 (+14.8%)	$62,250 → $41,250 (-33.7%)
Median home value	$127,800 → $164,900 (+29.0%)	$106,300 → $108,900 (+2.4%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $1,188 (+28.4%)	$1,125 → $1,125 (+0.0%)

South Wilmington

Population

761558

Median household income

$75,417$86,563

Median home value

$127,800$164,900

Median gross rent

$925$1,188

Verona

Population

226267

Median household income

$62,250$41,250

Median home value

$106,300$108,900

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Wilmington	Verona
Under 5	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	7.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	17.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.0%
75 and over	11.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Wilmington	Verona
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Wilmington	Verona
No high school diploma	8.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	47.8%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Wilmington	Verona
Drove alone	94.0%	92.4%
Carpooled	1.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Wilmington	Verona
1-unit, detached	99.6%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	South Wilmington	Verona
Poverty rate	6.5%	31.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1963	1953