Rutland vs Serena

A side-by-side comparison of Rutland and Serena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Serena has the higher population (195 vs 189 in Rutland). Since 2019, Serena's population has grown faster (+42.3% vs -28.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland	Serena
Population	189	195
Median age	58.5 yrs	15.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,063	—
Median home value	$72,800	—
Median gross rent	$860	—
Housing units	116	14
Homeownership rate	85.9%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland	Serena
Population	263 → 189 (-28.1%)	137 → 195 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$38,929 → $49,063 (+26.0%)	—
Median home value	$69,200 → $72,800 (+5.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$663 → $860 (+29.7%)	—

Rutland

Population

263189

Median household income

$38,929$49,063

Median home value

$69,200$72,800

Median gross rent

$663$860

Serena

Population

137195

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutland	Serena
Under 5	1.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.6%	62.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	18.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	21.7%	0.0%
75 and over	14.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland	Serena
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	39.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland	Serena
No high school diploma	20.5%	67.2%
High school graduate	47.4%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland	Serena
Drove alone	91.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland	Serena
1-unit, detached	80.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rutland	Serena
Poverty rate	6.3%	35.4%
Average household size	1.91	13.93
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1971	—