Franklin Grove vs Steward

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

Franklin Grove and Steward 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 268 in Steward). Steward has the higher median household income ($108,333 vs $60,833 in Franklin Grove). Steward has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $136,800 in Franklin Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Grove	Steward
Population	1,086	268
Median age	41.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,833	$108,333
Median home value	$136,800	$151,000
Median gross rent	$850	$1,281
Housing units	424	97
Homeownership rate	66.2%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Grove	Steward
Population	990 → 1,086 (+9.7%)	307 → 268 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$48,177 → $60,833 (+26.3%)	$64,000 → $108,333 (+69.3%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $136,800 (+55.3%)	$100,000 → $151,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $850 (+0.2%)	$740 → $1,281 (+73.1%)

Franklin Grove

Population

9901,086

Median household income

$48,177$60,833

Median home value

$88,100$136,800

Median gross rent

$848$850

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)

	Franklin Grove	Steward
Under 5	2.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	24.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	9.0%
75 and over	14.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Grove	Steward
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
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%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Grove	Steward
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	43.5%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Grove	Steward
Drove alone	87.0%	86.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.6%
Other means	6.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Grove	Steward
1-unit, detached	75.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Grove	Steward
Poverty rate	11.3%	1.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1948	1938