Elvaston vs Ferris

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

Elvaston and Ferris 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 135 in Ferris). Ferris has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $30,625 in Elvaston). Ferris has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $70,800 in Elvaston).

Population, income & housing

	Elvaston	Ferris
Population	185	135
Median age	48.1 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$51,250
Median home value	$70,800	$80,800
Housing units	103	60
Homeownership rate	81.6%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elvaston	Ferris
Population	167 → 185 (+10.8%)	150 → 135 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $30,625 (-3.9%)	$47,188 → $51,250 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $70,800 (+12.0%)	$70,900 → $80,800 (+14.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $575 (-20.2%)	—

Elvaston

Population

167185

Median household income

$31,875$30,625

Median home value

$63,200$70,800

Median gross rent

$721$575

Ferris

Population

150135

Median household income

$47,188$51,250

Median home value

$70,900$80,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elvaston	Ferris
Under 5	8.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	2.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.4%	18.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	5.9%
45 to 54	21.6%	2.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	20.7%
65 to 74	16.2%	3.7%
75 and over	3.2%	27.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elvaston	Ferris
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	98.5%
Black or African American	15.7%	0.0%
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	4.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elvaston	Ferris
No high school diploma	12.4%	24.5%
High school graduate	49.6%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elvaston	Ferris
Drove alone	92.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Elvaston	Ferris
Poverty rate	18.9%	22.2%
Average household size	2.13	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1938	1951