Oquawka vs Stronghurst

A side-by-side comparison of Oquawka and Stronghurst: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stronghurst has the higher population (1,106 vs 990 in Oquawka). Stronghurst has the higher median household income ($80,556 vs $51,477 in Oquawka). Stronghurst has the higher median home value ($104,400 vs $87,200 in Oquawka).

Population, income & housing

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
Population	990	1,106
Median age	49.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,477	$80,556
Median home value	$87,200	$104,400
Median gross rent	$492	$929
Housing units	669	458
Homeownership rate	86.9%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
Population	1,452 → 990 (-31.8%)	950 → 1,106 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$42,043 → $51,477 (+22.4%)	$46,635 → $80,556 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $87,200 (+20.4%)	$85,800 → $104,400 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $492 (-7.9%)	$540 → $929 (+72.0%)

Oquawka

Population

1,452990

Median household income

$42,043$51,477

Median home value

$72,400$87,200

Median gross rent

$534$492

Stronghurst

Population

9501,106

Median household income

$46,635$80,556

Median home value

$85,800$104,400

Median gross rent

$540$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
Under 5	3.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	24.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	5.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	16.8%	7.3%
75 and over	12.7%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	92.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
No high school diploma	12.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	50.3%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
Drove alone	82.5%	85.8%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
1-unit, detached	87.0%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Oquawka	Stronghurst
Poverty rate	15.9%	10.8%
Average household size	1.96	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1972	1959