Elkville vs Makanda

A side-by-side comparison of Elkville and Makanda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkville has the higher population (781 vs 550 in Makanda). Makanda has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $46,600 in Elkville). Makanda has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $74,000 in Elkville).

Population, income & housing

	Elkville	Makanda
Population	781	550
Median age	44.5 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,600	$72,083
Median home value	$74,000	$241,300
Median gross rent	$729	$911
Housing units	410	243
Homeownership rate	66.8%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkville	Makanda
Population	829 → 781 (-5.8%)	588 → 550 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$39,041 → $46,600 (+19.4%)	$68,750 → $72,083 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$59,700 → $74,000 (+24.0%)	$231,100 → $241,300 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $729 (+26.8%)	$1,013 → $911 (-10.1%)

Elkville

Population

829781

Median household income

$39,041$46,600

Median home value

$59,700$74,000

Median gross rent

$575$729

Makanda

Population

588550

Median household income

$68,750$72,083

Median home value

$231,100$241,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkville	Makanda
Under 5	9.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	1.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	6.0%
35 to 44	6.1%	8.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	15.6%	20.7%
75 and over	10.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkville	Makanda
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkville	Makanda
No high school diploma	20.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	25.2%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkville	Makanda
Drove alone	85.2%	87.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkville	Makanda
1-unit, detached	71.7%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkville	Makanda
Poverty rate	22.5%	10.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1966	1993