Elizabeth vs Nora

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

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

Elizabeth has the higher population (764 vs 178 in Nora). Nora has the higher median household income ($52,112 vs $47,500 in Elizabeth). Elizabeth has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $73,800 in Nora).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Nora
Population	764	178
Median age	48.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$52,112
Median home value	$115,500	$73,800
Median gross rent	$741	$1,109
Housing units	427	88
Homeownership rate	64.5%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Nora
Population	774 → 764 (-1.3%)	150 → 178 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$45,313 → $47,500 (+4.8%)	$56,875 → $52,112 (-8.4%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $115,500 (+22.1%)	$90,000 → $73,800 (-18.0%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $741 (+23.7%)	$843 → $1,109 (+31.6%)

Elizabeth

Population

774764

Median household income

$45,313$47,500

Median home value

$94,600$115,500

Median gross rent

$599$741

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)

	Elizabeth	Nora
Under 5	3.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	28.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	1.1%
35 to 44	6.0%	3.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	21.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.0%
75 and over	20.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Nora
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Nora
No high school diploma	16.8%	12.1%
High school graduate	30.8%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Nora
Drove alone	74.6%	40.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	40.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	18.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Nora
1-unit, detached	74.7%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Nora
Poverty rate	13.8%	5.6%
Average household size	1.92	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1952	1966