Elvaston vs Niota

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

Elvaston and Niota 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 4 in Niota). Since 2019, Elvaston's population has grown faster (+10.8% vs -95.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Elvaston	Niota
Population	185	4
Median age	48.1 yrs	—
Median household income	$30,625	—
Median home value	$70,800	—
Housing units	103	21
Homeownership rate	81.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elvaston	Niota
Population	167 → 185 (+10.8%)	85 → 4 (-95.3%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $30,625 (-3.9%)	$48,750 → $50,859 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $70,800 (+12.0%)	$88,800 → $102,300 (+15.2%)
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

Niota

Population

854

Median household income

$48,750$50,859

Median home value

$88,800$102,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elvaston	Niota
Under 5	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	21.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.2%	0.0%
75 and over	3.2%	100.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elvaston	Niota
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elvaston	Niota
No high school diploma	12.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.6%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elvaston	Niota
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	Niota
Poverty rate	18.9%	100.0%
Average household size	2.13	—
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1938	—