Elburn vs Hampshire

A side-by-side comparison of Elburn and Hampshire: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hampshire has the higher population (8,351 vs 6,054 in Elburn). Hampshire has the higher median household income ($107,774 vs $106,506 in Elburn). Elburn has the higher median home value ($358,200 vs $316,200 in Hampshire).

Population, income & housing

	Elburn	Hampshire
Population	6,054	8,351
Median age	43.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$106,506	$107,774
Median home value	$358,200	$316,200
Median gross rent	$1,705	$2,356
Housing units	2,703	2,598
Homeownership rate	85.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.6%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elburn	Hampshire
Population	5,629 → 6,054 (+7.6%)	6,008 → 8,351 (+39.0%)
Median household income	$104,563 → $106,506 (+1.9%)	$100,809 → $107,774 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$278,000 → $358,200 (+28.8%)	$217,000 → $316,200 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,423 → $1,705 (+19.8%)	$1,117 → $2,356 (+110.9%)

Elburn

Population

5,6296,054

Median household income

$104,563$106,506

Median home value

$278,000$358,200

Median gross rent

$1,423$1,705

Hampshire

Population

6,0088,351

Median household income

$100,809$107,774

Median home value

$217,000$316,200

Median gross rent

$1,117$2,356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elburn	Hampshire
Under 5	4.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	18.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.4%
75 and over	5.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elburn	Hampshire
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elburn	Hampshire
No high school diploma	2.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	11.5%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elburn	Hampshire
Drove alone	77.3%	71.1%
Carpooled	0.1%	2.5%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elburn	Hampshire
1-unit, detached	77.2%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	27.5%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	4.5%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elburn	Hampshire
Poverty rate	7.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.44	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1999	2003