Atkinson vs Cambridge

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

Atkinson 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 988 in Atkinson). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($72,292 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $116,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Cambridge
Population	988	2,184
Median age	45.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,712	$72,292
Median home value	$116,900	$120,400
Median gross rent	$725	$1,039
Housing units	538	890
Homeownership rate	76.6%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Cambridge
Population	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)

Atkinson

Population

1,248988

Median household income

$56,250$53,712

Median home value

$102,400$116,900

Median gross rent

$938$725

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)

	Atkinson	Cambridge
Under 5	2.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	17.3%	8.3%
75 and over	8.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Cambridge
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Cambridge
No high school diploma	7.4%	5.8%
High school graduate	50.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Cambridge
Drove alone	72.6%	83.4%
Carpooled	19.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Cambridge
1-unit, detached	86.1%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Cambridge
Poverty rate	7.2%	7.4%
Average household size	1.88	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1954	1946