Alpha vs Cambridge

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

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

Cambridge has the higher population (2,184 vs 801 in Alpha). Alpha has the higher median household income ($75,139 vs $72,292 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $115,700 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Cambridge
Population	801	2,184
Median age	43.6 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,139	$72,292
Median home value	$115,700	$120,400
Median gross rent	$957	$1,039
Housing units	345	890
Homeownership rate	84.6%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Cambridge
Population	578 → 801 (+38.6%)	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$53,594 → $75,139 (+40.2%)	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $115,700 (+33.9%)	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $957 (+30.7%)	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)

Alpha

Population

578801

Median household income

$53,594$75,139

Median home value

$86,400$115,700

Median gross rent

$732$957

Cambridge

Population

2,2032,184

Median household income

$59,901$72,292

Median home value

$102,600$120,400

Median gross rent

$647$1,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Cambridge
Under 5	8.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	14.2%	8.3%
75 and over	7.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Cambridge
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Cambridge
No high school diploma	5.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	33.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Cambridge
Drove alone	87.5%	83.4%
Carpooled	6.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Cambridge
1-unit, detached	95.1%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Cambridge
Poverty rate	1.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1964	1946