Annawan vs Orion

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

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

Orion has the higher population (1,849 vs 955 in Annawan). Orion has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $71,250 in Annawan). Orion has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $138,200 in Annawan).

Population, income & housing

	Annawan	Orion
Population	955	1,849
Median age	39.9 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$88,500
Median home value	$138,200	$168,300
Median gross rent	$550	$783
Housing units	426	716
Homeownership rate	78.9%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annawan	Orion
Population	908 → 955 (+5.2%)	2,006 → 1,849 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$52,679 → $71,250 (+35.3%)	$70,694 → $88,500 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $138,200 (+28.0%)	$143,600 → $168,300 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $550 (-18.9%)	$721 → $783 (+8.6%)

Annawan

Population

908955

Median household income

$52,679$71,250

Median home value

$108,000$138,200

Median gross rent

$678$550

Orion

Population

2,0061,849

Median household income

$70,694$88,500

Median home value

$143,600$168,300

Median gross rent

$721$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annawan	Orion
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.3%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	18.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.1%
75 and over	6.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annawan	Orion
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annawan	Orion
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	31.2%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annawan	Orion
Drove alone	86.0%	88.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annawan	Orion
1-unit, detached	88.0%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Annawan	Orion
Poverty rate	6.2%	4.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1969	1965