Herscher vs Momence

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

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

Momence has the higher population (3,076 vs 1,302 in Herscher). Herscher has the higher median household income ($100,833 vs $52,048 in Momence). Herscher has the higher median home value ($198,200 vs $159,600 in Momence).

Population, income & housing

	Herscher	Momence
Population	1,302	3,076
Median age	39.7 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$100,833	$52,048
Median home value	$198,200	$159,600
Median gross rent	$1,093	$803
Housing units	563	1,241
Homeownership rate	74.0%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herscher	Momence
Population	1,512 → 1,302 (-13.9%)	3,143 → 3,076 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$68,523 → $100,833 (+47.2%)	$49,844 → $52,048 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $198,200 (+23.4%)	$143,400 → $159,600 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,093 (+36.6%)	$803 → $803 (+0.0%)

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

Momence

Population

3,1433,076

Median household income

$49,844$52,048

Median home value

$143,400$159,600

Median gross rent

$803$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herscher	Momence
Under 5	7.9%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.5%
75 and over	10.2%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herscher	Momence
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	75.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herscher	Momence
No high school diploma	0.9%	12.2%
High school graduate	29.6%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herscher	Momence
Drove alone	82.5%	76.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	4.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herscher	Momence
1-unit, detached	79.8%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	8.1%
20 or more units	4.8%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Herscher	Momence
Poverty rate	4.9%	8.5%
Average household size	2.63	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1969	1959