Grafton vs Otterville

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

Grafton and Otterville 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 137 in Otterville). Grafton has the higher median household income ($93,250 vs $63,643 in Otterville). Grafton has the higher median home value ($254,700 vs $57,500 in Otterville).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Otterville
Population	723	137
Median age	50.1 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$93,250	$63,643
Median home value	$254,700	$57,500
Median gross rent	$617	—
Housing units	470	86
Homeownership rate	84.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	1.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Otterville
Population	695 → 723 (+4.0%)	134 → 137 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$52,000 → $93,250 (+79.3%)	$33,958 → $63,643 (+87.4%)
Median home value	$194,900 → $254,700 (+30.7%)	$75,000 → $57,500 (-23.3%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $617 (+11.4%)	—

Grafton

Population

695723

Median household income

$52,000$93,250

Median home value

$194,900$254,700

Median gross rent

$554$617

Otterville

Population

134137

Median household income

$33,958$63,643

Median home value

$75,000$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Otterville
Under 5	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	4.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	1.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	3.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	17.4%	18.2%
75 and over	12.9%	35.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Otterville
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Otterville
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	73.6%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	0.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Otterville
Drove alone	52.0%	57.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	33.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.9%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Otterville
1-unit, detached	71.3%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	34.9%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Otterville
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1993	1959