Hidalgo vs Willow Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Hidalgo and Willow Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willow Hill has the higher population (266 vs 75 in Hidalgo). Hidalgo has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $34,464 in Willow Hill). Since 2019, Willow Hill's population has grown faster (+51.1% vs -51.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
Population	75	266
Median age	49.8 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$34,464
Median home value	$58,300	—
Housing units	44	93
Homeownership rate	90.2%	97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
Population	156 → 75 (-51.9%)	176 → 266 (+51.1%)
Median household income	$44,750 → $54,375 (+21.5%)	$32,125 → $34,464 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $58,300 (-1.9%)	$33,800 → $55,000 (+62.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $775 (+24.0%)

Hidalgo

Population

15675

Median household income

$44,750$54,375

Median home value

$59,400$58,300

Willow Hill

Population

176266

Median household income

$32,125$34,464

Median home value

$33,800$55,000

Median gross rent

$625$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
Under 5	1.3%	9.8%
5 to 17	10.7%	28.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	5.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	6.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	21.3%	7.1%
75 and over	8.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
No high school diploma	8.1%	10.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
Drove alone	80.0%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	14.1%
Other means	5.7%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
1-unit, detached	84.1%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo	Willow Hill
Poverty rate	9.3%	45.5%
Average household size	1.83	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	1953	1976