Elsah vs Grafton

A side-by-side comparison of Elsah and Grafton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grafton has the higher population (723 vs 655 in Elsah). Grafton has the higher median household income ($93,250 vs $83,750 in Elsah). Grafton has the higher median home value ($254,700 vs $207,100 in Elsah).

Population, income & housing

	Elsah	Grafton
Population	655	723
Median age	20.6 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$93,250
Median home value	$207,100	$254,700
Median gross rent	$1,708	$617
Housing units	108	470
Homeownership rate	80.9%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.4%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsah	Grafton
Population	697 → 655 (-6.0%)	695 → 723 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$90,313 → $83,750 (-7.3%)	$52,000 → $93,250 (+79.3%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $207,100 (+22.7%)	$194,900 → $254,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,708 (+62.0%)	$554 → $617 (+11.4%)

Elsah

Population

697655

Median household income

$90,313$83,750

Median home value

$168,800$207,100

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,708

Grafton

Population

695723

Median household income

$52,000$93,250

Median home value

$194,900$254,700

Median gross rent

$554$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsah	Grafton
Under 5	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	0.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	87.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	2.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	1.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	0.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	2.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	17.4%
75 and over	2.3%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsah	Grafton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	87.8%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	10.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsah	Grafton
No high school diploma	2.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	13.3%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	45.8%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsah	Grafton
Drove alone	26.8%	52.0%
Carpooled	2.4%	11.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	51.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	33.9%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsah	Grafton
1-unit, detached	93.5%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Elsah	Grafton
Poverty rate	15.8%	7.7%
Average household size	1.40	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	11	34
Median year structure built	1951	1993