Medora vs White City

A side-by-side comparison of Medora and White City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Medora has the higher population (295 vs 289 in White City). White City has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $75,000 in Medora). White City has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $85,000 in Medora).

Population, income & housing

	Medora	White City
Population	295	289
Median age	44.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$76,875
Median home value	$85,000	$119,900
Median gross rent	$913	—
Housing units	149	132
Homeownership rate	87.3%	96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medora	White City
Population	337 → 295 (-12.5%)	218 → 289 (+32.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $75,000 (+46.3%)	$53,438 → $76,875 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $85,000 (+28.2%)	$90,000 → $119,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $913 (+15.7%)	—

Medora

Population

337295

Median household income

$51,250$75,000

Median home value

$66,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$789$913

White City

Population

218289

Median household income

$53,438$76,875

Median home value

$90,000$119,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medora	White City
Under 5	7.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	12.5%	9.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	21.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	17.6%
55 to 64	20.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.3%
75 and over	7.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medora	White City
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	97.2%
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	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medora	White City
No high school diploma	3.9%	10.5%
High school graduate	50.7%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medora	White City
Drove alone	68.4%	95.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medora	White City
1-unit, detached	89.9%	85.6%
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	10.1%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Medora	White City
Poverty rate	10.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1948	1984