Hettick vs Nilwood

A side-by-side comparison of Hettick and Nilwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nilwood has the higher population (140 vs 135 in Hettick). Hettick has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $46,563 in Nilwood). Hettick has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $44,400 in Nilwood).

Population, income & housing

	Hettick	Nilwood
Population	135	140
Median age	51.8 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$46,563
Median home value	$120,800	$44,400
Median gross rent	$707	—
Housing units	73	105
Homeownership rate	80.3%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hettick	Nilwood
Population	139 → 135 (-2.9%)	176 → 140 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $50,500 (+13.8%)	$45,313 → $46,563 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $120,800 (+101.3%)	$59,400 → $44,400 (-25.3%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $707 (+10.8%)	—

Hettick

Population

139135

Median household income

$44,375$50,500

Median home value

$60,000$120,800

Median gross rent

$638$707

Nilwood

Population

176140

Median household income

$45,313$46,563

Median home value

$59,400$44,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hettick	Nilwood
Under 5	8.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	5.9%	4.3%
18 to 24	13.3%	15.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.0%
45 to 54	6.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	26.7%	14.3%
75 and over	3.7%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hettick	Nilwood
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	97.9%
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	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hettick	Nilwood
No high school diploma	13.3%	22.9%
High school graduate	53.1%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hettick	Nilwood
Drove alone	88.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hettick	Nilwood
1-unit, detached	91.8%	85.7%
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	8.2%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Hettick	Nilwood
Poverty rate	13.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.05	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	42	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938