Emington vs Strawn

A side-by-side comparison of Emington and Strawn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Strawn has the higher population (92 vs 90 in Emington). Emington has the higher median home value ($75,800 vs $75,000 in Strawn). Since 2019, Strawn's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs -4.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Emington	Strawn
Population	90	92
Median age	37.5 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	—
Median home value	$75,800	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$825
Housing units	37	43
Homeownership rate	94.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emington	Strawn
Population	94 → 90 (-4.3%)	79 → 92 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$50,250 → $90,313 (+79.7%)	$55,625 → $66,250 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$58,800 → $75,800 (+28.9%)	$57,500 → $75,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $688 (+37.6%)	—

Emington

Population

9490

Median household income

$50,250$90,313

Median home value

$58,800$75,800

Median gross rent

$500$688

Strawn

Population

7992

Median household income

$55,625$66,250

Median home value

$57,500$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emington	Strawn
Under 5	3.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	28.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	20.7%
35 to 44	18.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	3.3%
75 and over	3.3%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emington	Strawn
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emington	Strawn
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	56.7%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emington	Strawn
Drove alone	95.0%	84.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emington	Strawn
1-unit, detached	97.3%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Emington	Strawn
Poverty rate	1.1%	26.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1938	1964