Grand Ridge vs Tonica

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

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

Tonica has the higher population (732 vs 649 in Grand Ridge). Grand Ridge has the higher median household income ($84,375 vs $80,795 in Tonica). Grand Ridge has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $122,500 in Tonica).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
Population	649	732
Median age	34.0 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,375	$80,795
Median home value	$154,200	$122,500
Median gross rent	$1,023	$839
Housing units	267	320
Homeownership rate	88.8%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
Population	618 → 649 (+5.0%)	797 → 732 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $84,375 (+44.6%)	$47,656 → $80,795 (+69.5%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $154,200 (+42.4%)	$121,400 → $122,500 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,023 (-1.8%)	$534 → $839 (+57.1%)

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

Tonica

Population

797732

Median household income

$47,656$80,795

Median home value

$121,400$122,500

Median gross rent

$534$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
Under 5	10.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	20.1%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	17.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	6.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.6%
75 and over	4.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
No high school diploma	1.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
Drove alone	88.8%	68.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	12.6%
Other means	1.1%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
1-unit, detached	98.1%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grand Ridge	Tonica
Poverty rate	8.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1948	1953