Grand Ridge vs North Utica

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Ridge and North Utica: population, income, housing, and more.

Grand Ridge and North Utica are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Utica has the higher population (1,215 vs 649 in Grand Ridge). North Utica has the higher median household income ($99,722 vs $84,375 in Grand Ridge). North Utica has the higher median home value ($212,000 vs $154,200 in Grand Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
Population	649	1,215
Median age	34.0 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,375	$99,722
Median home value	$154,200	$212,000
Median gross rent	$1,023	$1,239
Housing units	267	525
Homeownership rate	88.8%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
Population	618 → 649 (+5.0%)	1,338 → 1,215 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $84,375 (+44.6%)	$68,750 → $99,722 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $154,200 (+42.4%)	$190,300 → $212,000 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,023 (-1.8%)	$888 → $1,239 (+39.5%)

Grand Ridge

Population

618649

Median household income

$58,333$84,375

Median home value

$108,300$154,200

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,023

North Utica

Population

1,3381,215

Median household income

$68,750$99,722

Median home value

$190,300$212,000

Median gross rent

$888$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
Under 5	10.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	10.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	16.1%
45 to 54	8.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	17.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.5%
75 and over	4.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
No high school diploma	1.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	30.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
Drove alone	88.8%	84.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
1-unit, detached	98.1%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Grand Ridge	North Utica
Poverty rate	8.9%	5.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1948	1981