Alpha vs Andover

A side-by-side comparison of Alpha and Andover: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alpha has the higher population (801 vs 425 in Andover). Alpha has the higher median household income ($75,139 vs $68,281 in Andover). Andover has the higher median home value ($139,600 vs $115,700 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Andover
Population	801	425
Median age	43.6 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,139	$68,281
Median home value	$115,700	$139,600
Median gross rent	$957	$906
Housing units	345	185
Homeownership rate	84.6%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Andover
Population	578 → 801 (+38.6%)	534 → 425 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$53,594 → $75,139 (+40.2%)	$54,722 → $68,281 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $115,700 (+33.9%)	$113,100 → $139,600 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $957 (+30.7%)	$732 → $906 (+23.8%)

Alpha

Population

578801

Median household income

$53,594$75,139

Median home value

$86,400$115,700

Median gross rent

$732$957

Andover

Population

534425

Median household income

$54,722$68,281

Median home value

$113,100$139,600

Median gross rent

$732$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Andover
Under 5	8.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	3.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	10.8%
75 and over	7.9%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Andover
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Andover
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	33.5%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Andover
Drove alone	87.5%	83.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Andover
1-unit, detached	95.1%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Andover
Poverty rate	1.4%	4.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1964	1963