Herscher vs Limestone

A side-by-side comparison of Herscher and Limestone: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Limestone has the higher population (1,338 vs 1,302 in Herscher). Herscher has the higher median household income ($100,833 vs $95,625 in Limestone). Limestone has the higher median home value ($212,600 vs $198,200 in Herscher).

Population, income & housing

	Herscher	Limestone
Population	1,302	1,338
Median age	39.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$100,833	$95,625
Median home value	$198,200	$212,600
Median gross rent	$1,093	$1,577
Housing units	563	600
Homeownership rate	74.0%	95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herscher	Limestone
Population	1,512 → 1,302 (-13.9%)	1,570 → 1,338 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$68,523 → $100,833 (+47.2%)	$73,625 → $95,625 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $198,200 (+23.4%)	$156,400 → $212,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,093 (+36.6%)	$798 → $1,577 (+97.6%)

Herscher

Population

1,5121,302

Median household income

$68,523$100,833

Median home value

$160,600$198,200

Median gross rent

$800$1,093

Limestone

Population

1,5701,338

Median household income

$73,625$95,625

Median home value

$156,400$212,600

Median gross rent

$798$1,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herscher	Limestone
Under 5	7.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	16.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.0%
75 and over	10.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herscher	Limestone
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herscher	Limestone
No high school diploma	0.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	29.6%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herscher	Limestone
Drove alone	82.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	13.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herscher	Limestone
1-unit, detached	79.8%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Herscher	Limestone
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.7%
Average household size	2.63	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1969	1969