Franklin Grove vs Paw Paw

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin Grove and Paw Paw: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Franklin Grove has the higher population (1,086 vs 911 in Paw Paw). Paw Paw has the higher median household income ($63,833 vs $60,833 in Franklin Grove). Paw Paw has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $136,800 in Franklin Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
Population	1,086	911
Median age	41.5 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,833	$63,833
Median home value	$136,800	$151,100
Median gross rent	$850	$847
Housing units	424	427
Homeownership rate	66.2%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
Population	990 → 1,086 (+9.7%)	915 → 911 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$48,177 → $60,833 (+26.3%)	$53,500 → $63,833 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $136,800 (+55.3%)	$114,600 → $151,100 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $850 (+0.2%)	$672 → $847 (+26.0%)

Franklin Grove

Population

9901,086

Median household income

$48,177$60,833

Median home value

$88,100$136,800

Median gross rent

$848$850

Paw Paw

Population

915911

Median household income

$53,500$63,833

Median home value

$114,600$151,100

Median gross rent

$672$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
Under 5	2.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	10.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	20.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.3%
75 and over	14.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
No high school diploma	9.1%	3.6%
High school graduate	43.5%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
Drove alone	87.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	3.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.2%
Other means	6.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
1-unit, detached	75.7%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Grove	Paw Paw
Poverty rate	11.3%	5.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1948	1961