Chebanse vs Sheldon

A side-by-side comparison of Chebanse and Sheldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sheldon has the higher population (1,309 vs 1,033 in Chebanse). Chebanse has the higher median household income ($76,190 vs $43,942 in Sheldon). Chebanse has the higher median home value ($149,300 vs $75,200 in Sheldon).

Population, income & housing

	Chebanse	Sheldon
Population	1,033	1,309
Median age	40.7 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,190	$43,942
Median home value	$149,300	$75,200
Median gross rent	$995	$738
Housing units	451	630
Homeownership rate	69.3%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chebanse	Sheldon
Population	1,291 → 1,033 (-20.0%)	1,169 → 1,309 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$73,843 → $76,190 (+3.2%)	$42,152 → $43,942 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $149,300 (+3.7%)	$64,200 → $75,200 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $995 (+24.8%)	$725 → $738 (+1.8%)

Chebanse

Population

1,2911,033

Median household income

$73,843$76,190

Median home value

$144,000$149,300

Median gross rent

$797$995

Sheldon

Population

1,1691,309

Median household income

$42,152$43,942

Median home value

$64,200$75,200

Median gross rent

$725$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chebanse	Sheldon
Under 5	2.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	17.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	20.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.2%
75 and over	7.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chebanse	Sheldon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	95.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chebanse	Sheldon
No high school diploma	4.1%	22.8%
High school graduate	41.5%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chebanse	Sheldon
Drove alone	88.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	3.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chebanse	Sheldon
1-unit, detached	83.1%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Chebanse	Sheldon
Poverty rate	3.8%	17.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1956	1946