Apple River vs Nora

A side-by-side comparison of Apple River and Nora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Apple River has the higher population (305 vs 178 in Nora). Nora has the higher median household income ($52,112 vs $50,250 in Apple River). Apple River has the higher median home value ($78,600 vs $73,800 in Nora).

Population, income & housing

	Apple River	Nora
Population	305	178
Median age	33.1 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,250	$52,112
Median home value	$78,600	$73,800
Median gross rent	$800	$1,109
Housing units	159	88
Homeownership rate	70.1%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apple River	Nora
Population	365 → 305 (-16.4%)	150 → 178 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $50,250 (+21.8%)	$56,875 → $52,112 (-8.4%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $78,600 (+13.7%)	$90,000 → $73,800 (-18.0%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $800 (+29.7%)	$843 → $1,109 (+31.6%)

Apple River

Population

365305

Median household income

$41,250$50,250

Median home value

$69,100$78,600

Median gross rent

$617$800

Nora

Population

150178

Median household income

$56,875$52,112

Median home value

$90,000$73,800

Median gross rent

$843$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apple River	Nora
Under 5	5.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	25.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	28.1%
25 to 34	14.4%	1.1%
35 to 44	3.9%	3.9%
45 to 54	21.3%	21.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.0%
75 and over	3.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apple River	Nora
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	96.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apple River	Nora
No high school diploma	5.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	48.7%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apple River	Nora
Drove alone	84.6%	40.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	40.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apple River	Nora
1-unit, detached	81.8%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Apple River	Nora
Poverty rate	14.4%	5.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1938	1966