Harrison vs Makanda

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

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

Harrison has the higher population (948 vs 550 in Makanda). Harrison has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $72,083 in Makanda). Makanda has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $128,600 in Harrison).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Makanda
Population	948	550
Median age	57.2 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	$72,083
Median home value	$128,600	$241,300
Median gross rent	$695	$911
Housing units	444	243
Homeownership rate	71.3%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Makanda
Population	805 → 948 (+17.8%)	588 → 550 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$32,396 → $75,417 (+132.8%)	$68,750 → $72,083 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $128,600 (+85.8%)	$231,100 → $241,300 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $695 (+6.1%)	$1,013 → $911 (-10.1%)

Harrison

Population

805948

Median household income

$32,396$75,417

Median home value

$69,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$655$695

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)

	Harrison	Makanda
Under 5	5.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	1.5%
25 to 34	3.2%	6.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	8.7%
45 to 54	6.4%	17.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	27.8%	20.7%
75 and over	9.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Makanda
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	82.2%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	17.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Makanda
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	22.7%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Makanda
Drove alone	93.1%	87.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Makanda
1-unit, detached	73.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Makanda
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1968	1993