Alpha vs Atkinson

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

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

Atkinson has the higher population (988 vs 801 in Alpha). Alpha has the higher median household income ($75,139 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Atkinson has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $115,700 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Atkinson
Population	801	988
Median age	43.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,139	$53,712
Median home value	$115,700	$116,900
Median gross rent	$957	$725
Housing units	345	538
Homeownership rate	84.6%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Atkinson
Population	578 → 801 (+38.6%)	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$53,594 → $75,139 (+40.2%)	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $115,700 (+33.9%)	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $957 (+30.7%)	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)

Alpha

Population

578801

Median household income

$53,594$75,139

Median home value

$86,400$115,700

Median gross rent

$732$957

Atkinson

Population

1,248988

Median household income

$56,250$53,712

Median home value

$102,400$116,900

Median gross rent

$938$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Atkinson
Under 5	8.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	16.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.2%	17.3%
75 and over	7.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Atkinson
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Atkinson
No high school diploma	5.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	33.5%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Atkinson
Drove alone	87.5%	72.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	19.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Atkinson
1-unit, detached	95.1%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Atkinson
Poverty rate	1.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.51	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1964	1954