Emden vs Latham

A side-by-side comparison of Emden and Latham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emden has the higher population (374 vs 322 in Latham). Latham has the higher median household income ($76,667 vs $68,875 in Emden). Emden has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $79,000 in Latham).

Population, income & housing

	Emden	Latham
Population	374	322
Median age	35.9 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,875	$76,667
Median home value	$111,300	$79,000
Median gross rent	$850	$936
Housing units	190	161
Homeownership rate	69.8%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emden	Latham
Population	468 → 374 (-20.1%)	409 → 322 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$56,346 → $68,875 (+22.2%)	$53,963 → $76,667 (+42.1%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $111,300 (+15.3%)	$91,300 → $79,000 (-13.5%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $850 (+21.4%)	$488 → $936 (+91.8%)

Emden

Population

468374

Median household income

$56,346$68,875

Median home value

$96,500$111,300

Median gross rent

$700$850

Latham

Population

409322

Median household income

$53,963$76,667

Median home value

$91,300$79,000

Median gross rent

$488$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emden	Latham
Under 5	8.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	6.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	23.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	14.6%
75 and over	9.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emden	Latham
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emden	Latham
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	38.1%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emden	Latham
Drove alone	84.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	10.7%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	2.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emden	Latham
1-unit, detached	88.4%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emden	Latham
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.7%
Average household size	1.98	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1958	1943