Kangley vs Ransom

A side-by-side comparison of Kangley and Ransom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kangley has the higher population (321 vs 312 in Ransom). Kangley has the higher median household income ($91,875 vs $69,250 in Ransom). Ransom has the higher median home value ($101,500 vs $95,700 in Kangley).

Population, income & housing

	Kangley	Ransom
Population	321	312
Median age	51.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,875	$69,250
Median home value	$95,700	$101,500
Median gross rent	$663	$700
Housing units	139	149
Homeownership rate	88.5%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kangley	Ransom
Population	240 → 321 (+33.8%)	414 → 312 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$53,542 → $91,875 (+71.6%)	$71,250 → $69,250 (-2.8%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $95,700 (+22.8%)	$91,400 → $101,500 (+11.1%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $663 (+3.9%)	$804 → $700 (-12.9%)

Kangley

Population

240321

Median household income

$53,542$91,875

Median home value

$77,900$95,700

Median gross rent

$638$663

Ransom

Population

414312

Median household income

$71,250$69,250

Median home value

$91,400$101,500

Median gross rent

$804$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kangley	Ransom
Under 5	3.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	14.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	17.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	5.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	22.4%	11.2%
75 and over	10.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kangley	Ransom
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	86.9%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kangley	Ransom
No high school diploma	17.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	54.8%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kangley	Ransom
Drove alone	83.1%	90.1%
Carpooled	14.9%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kangley	Ransom
1-unit, detached	95.0%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Kangley	Ransom
Poverty rate	8.8%	14.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1950	1948