Beason vs New Holland

A side-by-side comparison of Beason and New Holland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Holland has the higher population (229 vs 136 in Beason). New Holland has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $53,235 in Beason). New Holland has the higher median home value ($81,500 vs $81,100 in Beason).

Population, income & housing

	Beason	New Holland
Population	136	229
Median age	42.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,235	$88,125
Median home value	$81,100	$81,500
Median gross rent	—	$864
Housing units	91	105
Homeownership rate	72.9%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beason	New Holland
Population	192 → 136 (-29.2%)	278 → 229 (-17.6%)
Median household income	$39,183 → $53,235 (+35.9%)	$78,125 → $88,125 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$57,800 → $81,100 (+40.3%)	$76,800 → $81,500 (+6.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$530 → $864 (+63.0%)

Beason

Population

192136

Median household income

$39,183$53,235

Median home value

$57,800$81,100

New Holland

Population

278229

Median household income

$78,125$88,125

Median home value

$76,800$81,500

Median gross rent

$530$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beason	New Holland
Under 5	6.6%	9.6%
5 to 17	10.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	19.9%	8.7%
35 to 44	16.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	19.9%	19.2%
55 to 64	16.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	5.7%
75 and over	3.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beason	New Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.4%
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	0.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beason	New Holland
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	67.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beason	New Holland
Drove alone	87.4%	88.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.9%
Other means	8.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beason	New Holland
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Beason	New Holland
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938