Elvaston vs Plymouth

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

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

Plymouth has the higher population (512 vs 185 in Elvaston). Plymouth has the higher median household income ($39,750 vs $30,625 in Elvaston). Elvaston has the higher median home value ($70,800 vs $55,500 in Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Elvaston	Plymouth
Population	185	512
Median age	48.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$39,750
Median home value	$70,800	$55,500
Median gross rent	—	$796
Housing units	103	251
Homeownership rate	81.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elvaston	Plymouth
Population	167 → 185 (+10.8%)	445 → 512 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $30,625 (-3.9%)	$38,750 → $39,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $70,800 (+12.0%)	$38,800 → $55,500 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $575 (-20.2%)	$636 → $796 (+25.2%)

Elvaston

Population

167185

Median household income

$31,875$30,625

Median home value

$63,200$70,800

Median gross rent

$721$575

Plymouth

Population

445512

Median household income

$38,750$39,750

Median home value

$38,800$55,500

Median gross rent

$636$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elvaston	Plymouth
Under 5	8.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	5.4%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	21.6%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	16.2%	17.2%
75 and over	3.2%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elvaston	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	91.0%
Black or African American	15.7%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
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%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elvaston	Plymouth
No high school diploma	12.4%	17.4%
High school graduate	49.6%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elvaston	Plymouth
Drove alone	92.1%	72.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elvaston	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	87.4%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Elvaston	Plymouth
Poverty rate	18.9%	29.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1938	1948