Cambridge vs Kewanee

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

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

Kewanee has the higher population (12,280 vs 2,184 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($72,292 vs $49,668 in Kewanee). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $70,000 in Kewanee).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Kewanee
Population	2,184	12,280
Median age	35.6 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,292	$49,668
Median home value	$120,400	$70,000
Median gross rent	$1,039	$775
Housing units	890	5,948
Homeownership rate	88.4%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Kewanee
Population	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)	12,547 → 12,280 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)	$41,664 → $49,668 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)	$60,000 → $70,000 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)	$621 → $775 (+24.8%)

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

Kewanee

Population

12,54712,280

Median household income

$41,664$49,668

Median home value

$60,000$70,000

Median gross rent

$621$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Kewanee
Under 5	4.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	13.5%
75 and over	4.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Kewanee
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	78.1%
Black or African American	2.4%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Kewanee
No high school diploma	5.8%	16.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Kewanee
Drove alone	83.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Kewanee
1-unit, detached	89.4%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Kewanee
Poverty rate	7.4%	15.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1946	1948