Saunemin vs Strawn

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

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

Saunemin has the higher population (407 vs 92 in Strawn). Saunemin has the higher median home value ($88,400 vs $75,000 in Strawn). Since 2019, Strawn's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs -0.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Saunemin	Strawn
Population	407	92
Median age	34.3 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	—
Median home value	$88,400	$75,000
Median gross rent	$1,188	$825
Housing units	160	43
Homeownership rate	95.2%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saunemin	Strawn
Population	410 → 407 (-0.7%)	79 → 92 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$61,375 → $65,625 (+6.9%)	$55,625 → $66,250 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $88,400 (+15.0%)	$57,500 → $75,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,188 (+45.4%)	—

Saunemin

Population

410407

Median household income

$61,375$65,625

Median home value

$76,900$88,400

Median gross rent

$817$1,188

Strawn

Population

7992

Median household income

$55,625$66,250

Median home value

$57,500$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saunemin	Strawn
Under 5	5.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	25.6%	28.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	20.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	3.3%
75 and over	3.7%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saunemin	Strawn
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	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	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saunemin	Strawn
No high school diploma	4.5%	3.4%
High school graduate	48.4%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saunemin	Strawn
Drove alone	87.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	15.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saunemin	Strawn
1-unit, detached	90.6%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Saunemin	Strawn
Poverty rate	19.9%	26.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1957	1964