Compton vs Sublette

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

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

Sublette has the higher population (374 vs 222 in Compton). Sublette has the higher median household income ($53,875 vs $52,321 in Compton). Sublette has the higher median home value ($132,800 vs $75,900 in Compton).

Population, income & housing

	Compton	Sublette
Population	222	374
Median age	34.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,321	$53,875
Median home value	$75,900	$132,800
Median gross rent	$875	$635
Housing units	115	211
Homeownership rate	64.7%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Compton	Sublette
Population	314 → 222 (-29.3%)	415 → 374 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $52,321 (+4.0%)	$51,250 → $53,875 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $75,900 (+11.1%)	$125,400 → $132,800 (+5.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $875 (+28.5%)	$779 → $635 (-18.5%)

Compton

Population

314222

Median household income

$50,313$52,321

Median home value

$68,300$75,900

Median gross rent

$681$875

Sublette

Population

415374

Median household income

$51,250$53,875

Median home value

$125,400$132,800

Median gross rent

$779$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Compton	Sublette
Under 5	11.3%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	17.6%	23.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.2%
75 and over	8.1%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Compton	Sublette
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Compton	Sublette
No high school diploma	9.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	48.6%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Compton	Sublette
Drove alone	89.2%	82.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Compton	Sublette
1-unit, detached	90.4%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	14.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Compton	Sublette
Poverty rate	13.2%	17.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1938	1966