Elvaston vs Pontoosuc

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

Elvaston and Pontoosuc 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 104 in Pontoosuc). Pontoosuc has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $30,625 in Elvaston). Elvaston has the higher median home value ($70,800 vs $63,300 in Pontoosuc).

Population, income & housing

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
Population	185	104
Median age	48.1 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$54,375
Median home value	$70,800	$63,300
Housing units	103	68
Homeownership rate	81.6%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
Population	167 → 185 (+10.8%)	87 → 104 (+19.5%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $30,625 (-3.9%)	$40,000 → $54,375 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $70,800 (+12.0%)	$66,300 → $63,300 (-4.5%)
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

Pontoosuc

Population

87104

Median household income

$40,000$54,375

Median home value

$66,300$63,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
Under 5	8.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	5.4%	3.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.3%
45 to 54	21.6%	3.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	16.2%	22.1%
75 and over	3.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	96.2%
Black or African American	15.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
No high school diploma	12.4%	10.4%
High school graduate	49.6%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
Drove alone	92.1%	69.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	30.6%
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	Pontoosuc
1-unit, detached	87.4%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Elvaston	Pontoosuc
Poverty rate	18.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1938	1972