Bishop Hill vs Ophiem

A side-by-side comparison of Bishop Hill and Ophiem: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bishop Hill has the higher population (156 vs 149 in Ophiem). Ophiem has the higher median household income ($65,948 vs $52,500 in Bishop Hill). Bishop Hill has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $95,200 in Ophiem).

Population, income & housing

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
Population	156	149
Median age	61.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$65,948
Median home value	$96,300	$95,200
Housing units	69	74
Homeownership rate	83.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
Population	118 → 156 (+32.2%)	180 → 149 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $52,500 (+26.0%)	$61,538 → $65,948 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $96,300 (+23.6%)	$67,400 → $95,200 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $592 (-12.3%)	—

Bishop Hill

Population

118156

Median household income

$41,667$52,500

Median home value

$77,900$96,300

Median gross rent

$675$592

Ophiem

Population

180149

Median household income

$61,538$65,948

Median home value

$67,400$95,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
Under 5	1.3%	15.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	1.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	20.8%
45 to 54	5.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.8%	26.8%
65 to 74	19.2%	8.7%
75 and over	13.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	19.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
No high school diploma	7.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
Drove alone	68.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bishop Hill	Ophiem
Poverty rate	7.7%	73.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	35	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938