Compton vs Nachusa

A side-by-side comparison of Compton and Nachusa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Compton has the higher population (222 vs 123 in Nachusa). Nachusa has the higher median household income ($99,531 vs $52,321 in Compton). Nachusa has the higher median home value ($156,600 vs $75,900 in Compton).

Population, income & housing

	Compton	Nachusa
Population	222	123
Median age	34.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,321	$99,531
Median home value	$75,900	$156,600
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	115	48
Homeownership rate	64.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Compton	Nachusa
Population	314 → 222 (-29.3%)	122 → 123 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $52,321 (+4.0%)	$88,750 → $99,531 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $75,900 (+11.1%)	$137,500 → $156,600 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $875 (+28.5%)	—

Compton

Population

314222

Median household income

$50,313$52,321

Median home value

$68,300$75,900

Median gross rent

$681$875

Nachusa

Population

122123

Median household income

$88,750$99,531

Median home value

$137,500$156,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Compton	Nachusa
Under 5	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	34.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	17.6%	1.6%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	25.2%
75 and over	8.1%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Compton	Nachusa
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Compton	Nachusa
No high school diploma	9.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.6%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Compton	Nachusa
Drove alone	89.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Compton	Nachusa
1-unit, detached	90.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Compton	Nachusa
Poverty rate	13.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1938	1961