Millbrook vs Newark

A side-by-side comparison of Millbrook and Newark: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Newark has the higher population (1,152 vs 298 in Millbrook). Newark has the higher median household income ($129,688 vs $128,750 in Millbrook). Millbrook has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $234,800 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Millbrook	Newark
Population	298	1,152
Median age	38.9 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$128,750	$129,688
Median home value	$350,000	$234,800
Median gross rent	$1,100	$1,018
Housing units	107	442
Homeownership rate	94.1%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Millbrook	Newark
Population	412 → 298 (-27.7%)	1,314 → 1,152 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$85,938 → $128,750 (+49.8%)	$89,107 → $129,688 (+45.5%)
Median home value	$252,300 → $350,000 (+38.7%)	$192,600 → $234,800 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,100 (+6.0%)	$675 → $1,018 (+50.8%)

Millbrook

Population

412298

Median household income

$85,938$128,750

Median home value

$252,300$350,000

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,100

Newark

Population

1,3141,152

Median household income

$89,107$129,688

Median home value

$192,600$234,800

Median gross rent

$675$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Millbrook	Newark
Under 5	8.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	5.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	23.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	15.5%
75 and over	4.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Millbrook	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Millbrook	Newark
No high school diploma	3.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	15.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Millbrook	Newark
Drove alone	92.4%	72.8%
Carpooled	2.8%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	14.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Millbrook	Newark
1-unit, detached	97.2%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Millbrook	Newark
Poverty rate	6.7%	7.3%
Average household size	2.92	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	39	26
Median year structure built	1985	1961