Ferris vs Plymouth

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

Ferris 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 135 in Ferris). Ferris has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $39,750 in Plymouth). Ferris has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $55,500 in Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Plymouth
Population	135	512
Median age	55.6 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$39,750
Median home value	$80,800	$55,500
Median gross rent	—	$796
Housing units	60	251
Homeownership rate	92.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	20.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Plymouth
Population	150 → 135 (-10.0%)	445 → 512 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$47,188 → $51,250 (+8.6%)	$38,750 → $39,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$70,900 → $80,800 (+14.0%)	$38,800 → $55,500 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$636 → $796 (+25.2%)

Ferris

Population

150135

Median household income

$47,188$51,250

Median home value

$70,900$80,800

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)

	Ferris	Plymouth
Under 5	5.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	18.5%	6.6%
35 to 44	5.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	2.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	20.7%	9.0%
65 to 74	3.7%	17.2%
75 and over	27.4%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Plymouth
No high school diploma	24.5%	17.4%
High school graduate	43.4%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Plymouth
Drove alone	100.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Ferris	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Plymouth
Poverty rate	22.2%	29.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1951	1948