Atkinson vs Orion

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

Atkinson 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 988 in Atkinson). Orion has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Orion has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $116,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Orion
Population	988	1,849
Median age	45.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,712	$88,500
Median home value	$116,900	$168,300
Median gross rent	$725	$783
Housing units	538	716
Homeownership rate	76.6%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Orion
Population	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)	2,006 → 1,849 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)	$70,694 → $88,500 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)	$143,600 → $168,300 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)	$721 → $783 (+8.6%)

Atkinson

Population

1,248988

Median household income

$56,250$53,712

Median home value

$102,400$116,900

Median gross rent

$938$725

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)

	Atkinson	Orion
Under 5	2.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	18.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	17.3%	6.1%
75 and over	8.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Orion
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Orion
No high school diploma	7.4%	3.4%
High school graduate	50.5%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Orion
Drove alone	72.6%	88.0%
Carpooled	19.2%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	6.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Orion
1-unit, detached	86.1%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Orion
Poverty rate	7.2%	4.3%
Average household size	1.88	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1954	1965