Cambridge vs Colona

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

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

Colona has the higher population (5,189 vs 2,184 in Cambridge). Colona has the higher median household income ($76,558 vs $72,292 in Cambridge). Colona has the higher median home value ($152,100 vs $120,400 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Colona
Population	2,184	5,189
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,292	$76,558
Median home value	$120,400	$152,100
Median gross rent	$1,039	$881
Housing units	890	2,342
Homeownership rate	88.4%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Colona
Population	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)	5,096 → 5,189 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)	$67,647 → $76,558 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)	$123,700 → $152,100 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)	$815 → $881 (+8.1%)

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

Colona

Population

5,0965,189

Median household income

$67,647$76,558

Median home value

$123,700$152,100

Median gross rent

$815$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Colona
Under 5	4.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	16.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.6%
75 and over	4.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Colona
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	87.1%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Colona
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	36.5%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Colona
Drove alone	83.4%	84.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Colona
1-unit, detached	89.4%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Colona
Poverty rate	7.4%	3.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1946	1968