Atkinson vs Cleveland

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

Atkinson and Cleveland 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 214 in Cleveland). Cleveland has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Cleveland has the higher median home value ($145,500 vs $116,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Cleveland
Population	988	214
Median age	45.1 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,712	$81,875
Median home value	$116,900	$145,500
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	538	88
Homeownership rate	76.6%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Cleveland
Population	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)	285 → 214 (-24.9%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)	$53,333 → $81,875 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)	$97,500 → $145,500 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)	$933 → $1,042 (+11.7%)

Atkinson

Population

1,248988

Median household income

$56,250$53,712

Median home value

$102,400$116,900

Median gross rent

$938$725

Cleveland

Population

285214

Median household income

$53,333$81,875

Median home value

$97,500$145,500

Median gross rent

$933$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Cleveland
Under 5	2.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	28.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	17.3%	5.1%
75 and over	8.4%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Cleveland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Cleveland
No high school diploma	7.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	50.5%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Cleveland
Drove alone	72.6%	96.1%
Carpooled	19.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Cleveland
1-unit, detached	86.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Cleveland
Poverty rate	7.2%	2.3%
Average household size	1.88	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1954	1973