Compton vs Steward

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

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

Steward has the higher population (268 vs 222 in Compton). Steward has the higher median household income ($108,333 vs $52,321 in Compton). Steward has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $75,900 in Compton).

Population, income & housing

	Compton	Steward
Population	222	268
Median age	34.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,321	$108,333
Median home value	$75,900	$151,000
Median gross rent	$875	$1,281
Housing units	115	97
Homeownership rate	64.7%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Compton	Steward
Population	314 → 222 (-29.3%)	307 → 268 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $52,321 (+4.0%)	$64,000 → $108,333 (+69.3%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $75,900 (+11.1%)	$100,000 → $151,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $875 (+28.5%)	$740 → $1,281 (+73.1%)

Compton

Population

314222

Median household income

$50,313$52,321

Median home value

$68,300$75,900

Median gross rent

$681$875

Steward

Population

307268

Median household income

$64,000$108,333

Median home value

$100,000$151,000

Median gross rent

$740$1,281

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Compton	Steward
Under 5	11.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	17.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	24.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.0%
75 and over	8.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Compton	Steward
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Compton	Steward
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	48.6%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Compton	Steward
Drove alone	89.2%	86.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Compton	Steward
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	Steward
Poverty rate	13.2%	1.9%
Average household size	2.61	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938