Bentley vs Elvaston

A side-by-side comparison of Bentley and Elvaston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elvaston has the higher population (185 vs 15 in Bentley). Since 2019, Elvaston's population has grown faster (+10.8% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bentley	Elvaston
Population	15	185
Median age	69.3 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$30,625
Median home value	—	$70,800
Housing units	10	103
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bentley	Elvaston
Population	19 → 15 (-21.1%)	167 → 185 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $46,250 (-46.4%)	$31,875 → $30,625 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $45,000 (-30.8%)	$63,200 → $70,800 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$721 → $575 (-20.2%)

Bentley

Population

1915

Median household income

$86,250$46,250

Median home value

$65,000$45,000

Elvaston

Population

167185

Median household income

$31,875$30,625

Median home value

$63,200$70,800

Median gross rent

$721$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bentley	Elvaston
Under 5	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	21.6%
55 to 64	6.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	40.0%	16.2%
75 and over	26.7%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bentley	Elvaston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.7%
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	0.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bentley	Elvaston
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	6.7%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	66.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bentley	Elvaston
Drove alone	60.0%	92.1%
Carpooled	20.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	20.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bentley	Elvaston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Bentley	Elvaston
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.9%
Average household size	1.50	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1943	1938