Alpha vs Woodhull

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

Alpha and Woodhull 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 673 in Woodhull). Alpha has the higher median household income ($75,139 vs $66,250 in Woodhull). Woodhull has the higher median home value ($118,500 vs $115,700 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Woodhull
Population	801	673
Median age	43.6 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,139	$66,250
Median home value	$115,700	$118,500
Median gross rent	$957	$665
Housing units	345	402
Homeownership rate	84.6%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Woodhull
Population	578 → 801 (+38.6%)	740 → 673 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$53,594 → $75,139 (+40.2%)	$57,000 → $66,250 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $115,700 (+33.9%)	$94,000 → $118,500 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $957 (+30.7%)	$745 → $665 (-10.7%)

Alpha

Population

578801

Median household income

$53,594$75,139

Median home value

$86,400$115,700

Median gross rent

$732$957

Woodhull

Population

740673

Median household income

$57,000$66,250

Median home value

$94,000$118,500

Median gross rent

$745$665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Woodhull
Under 5	8.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	7.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	14.2%	12.5%
75 and over	7.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Woodhull
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Woodhull
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Woodhull
Drove alone	87.5%	83.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Woodhull
1-unit, detached	95.1%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Woodhull
Poverty rate	1.4%	12.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1964	1964