Serena vs Troy Grove

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

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

Troy Grove has the higher population (269 vs 195 in Serena). Since 2019, Serena's population has grown faster (+42.3% vs +16.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Serena	Troy Grove
Population	195	269
Median age	15.4 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$81,838
Median home value	—	$186,300
Median gross rent	—	$792
Housing units	14	92
Homeownership rate	50.0%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Serena	Troy Grove
Population	137 → 195 (+42.3%)	231 → 269 (+16.5%)
Median household income	—	$63,750 → $81,838 (+28.4%)
Median home value	—	$141,700 → $186,300 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$655 → $792 (+20.9%)

Serena

Population

137195

Troy Grove

Population

231269

Median household income

$63,750$81,838

Median home value

$141,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$655$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Serena	Troy Grove
Under 5	5.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	62.1%	20.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	18.5%	17.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.9%
75 and over	0.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Serena	Troy Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	69.5%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	39.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	61.0%	30.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Serena	Troy Grove
No high school diploma	67.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	21.9%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Serena	Troy Grove
Drove alone	100.0%	96.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Serena	Troy Grove
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Serena	Troy Grove
Poverty rate	35.4%	34.8%
Average household size	13.93	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1973