Grand Tower vs Makanda

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

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

Grand Tower has the higher population (551 vs 550 in Makanda). Makanda has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $59,375 in Grand Tower). Makanda has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $24,500 in Grand Tower).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Tower	Makanda
Population	551	550
Median age	24.1 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$72,083
Median home value	$24,500	$241,300
Median gross rent	$700	$911
Housing units	245	243
Homeownership rate	64.2%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Tower	Makanda
Population	565 → 551 (-2.5%)	588 → 550 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$44,559 → $59,375 (+33.3%)	$68,750 → $72,083 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$36,700 → $24,500 (-33.2%)	$231,100 → $241,300 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $700 (+13.3%)	$1,013 → $911 (-10.1%)

Grand Tower

Population

565551

Median household income

$44,559$59,375

Median home value

$36,700$24,500

Median gross rent

$618$700

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)

	Grand Tower	Makanda
Under 5	12.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	23.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	6.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	17.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.6%	20.7%
75 and over	2.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Tower	Makanda
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Tower	Makanda
No high school diploma	13.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	40.4%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Tower	Makanda
Drove alone	84.2%	87.2%
Carpooled	13.2%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Tower	Makanda
1-unit, detached	73.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Grand Tower	Makanda
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	40	27
Median year structure built	1960	1993