Andover vs Atkinson

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

Andover 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 425 in Andover). Andover has the higher median household income ($68,281 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Andover has the higher median home value ($139,600 vs $116,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Atkinson
Population	425	988
Median age	45.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,281	$53,712
Median home value	$139,600	$116,900
Median gross rent	$906	$725
Housing units	185	538
Homeownership rate	80.0%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Atkinson
Population	534 → 425 (-20.4%)	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$54,722 → $68,281 (+24.8%)	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$113,100 → $139,600 (+23.4%)	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $906 (+23.8%)	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)

Andover

Population

534425

Median household income

$54,722$68,281

Median home value

$113,100$139,600

Median gross rent

$732$906

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)

	Andover	Atkinson
Under 5	2.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	17.3%
75 and over	12.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Atkinson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Atkinson
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	43.8%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Atkinson
Drove alone	83.3%	72.6%
Carpooled	14.7%	19.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Atkinson
1-unit, detached	96.8%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Atkinson
Poverty rate	4.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.30	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1963	1954