Alpha vs Annawan

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

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

Annawan has the higher population (955 vs 801 in Alpha). Alpha has the higher median household income ($75,139 vs $71,250 in Annawan). Annawan has the higher median home value ($138,200 vs $115,700 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Annawan
Population	801	955
Median age	43.6 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,139	$71,250
Median home value	$115,700	$138,200
Median gross rent	$957	$550
Housing units	345	426
Homeownership rate	84.6%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Annawan
Population	578 → 801 (+38.6%)	908 → 955 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$53,594 → $75,139 (+40.2%)	$52,679 → $71,250 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $115,700 (+33.9%)	$108,000 → $138,200 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $957 (+30.7%)	$678 → $550 (-18.9%)

Alpha

Population

578801

Median household income

$53,594$75,139

Median home value

$86,400$115,700

Median gross rent

$732$957

Annawan

Population

908955

Median household income

$52,679$71,250

Median home value

$108,000$138,200

Median gross rent

$678$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Annawan
Under 5	8.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	4.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	7.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.2%	9.7%
75 and over	7.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Annawan
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.7%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Annawan
No high school diploma	5.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Annawan
Drove alone	87.5%	86.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Annawan
1-unit, detached	95.1%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Annawan
Poverty rate	1.4%	6.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1964	1969