Odell vs Pontiac

A side-by-side comparison of Odell and Pontiac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pontiac has the higher population (11,483 vs 866 in Odell). Odell has the higher median household income ($77,212 vs $59,579 in Pontiac). Odell has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $110,200 in Pontiac).

Population, income & housing

	Odell	Pontiac
Population	866	11,483
Median age	44.2 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,212	$59,579
Median home value	$130,400	$110,200
Median gross rent	$993	$818
Housing units	383	5,106
Homeownership rate	79.7%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Odell	Pontiac
Population	1,097 → 866 (-21.1%)	11,688 → 11,483 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $77,212 (+48.2%)	$45,285 → $59,579 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$100,800 → $130,400 (+29.4%)	$97,000 → $110,200 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $993 (+9.2%)	$715 → $818 (+14.4%)

Odell

Population

1,097866

Median household income

$52,083$77,212

Median home value

$100,800$130,400

Median gross rent

$909$993

Pontiac

Population

11,68811,483

Median household income

$45,285$59,579

Median home value

$97,000$110,200

Median gross rent

$715$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Odell	Pontiac
Under 5	7.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	6.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.0%
75 and over	6.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Odell	Pontiac
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Odell	Pontiac
No high school diploma	11.0%	15.0%
High school graduate	49.0%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Odell	Pontiac
Drove alone	86.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	3.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Odell	Pontiac
1-unit, detached	86.2%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Odell	Pontiac
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1938	1965