Colona vs Orion

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

Colona and Orion 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 1,849 in Orion). Orion has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $76,558 in Colona). Orion has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $152,100 in Colona).

Population, income & housing

	Colona	Orion
Population	5,189	1,849
Median age	40.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,558	$88,500
Median home value	$152,100	$168,300
Median gross rent	$881	$783
Housing units	2,342	716
Homeownership rate	83.1%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colona	Orion
Population	5,096 → 5,189 (+1.8%)	2,006 → 1,849 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$67,647 → $76,558 (+13.2%)	$70,694 → $88,500 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $152,100 (+23.0%)	$143,600 → $168,300 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $881 (+8.1%)	$721 → $783 (+8.6%)

Colona

Population

5,0965,189

Median household income

$67,647$76,558

Median home value

$123,700$152,100

Median gross rent

$815$881

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)

	Colona	Orion
Under 5	4.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	21.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.3%	18.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.1%
75 and over	6.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colona	Orion
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colona	Orion
No high school diploma	9.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	44.3%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colona	Orion
Drove alone	84.7%	88.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	2.6%
Public transit	0.3%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colona	Orion
1-unit, detached	89.4%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Colona	Orion
Poverty rate	3.1%	4.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1968	1965