Modesto vs Scottville

A side-by-side comparison of Modesto and Scottville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Modesto has the higher population (171 vs 81 in Scottville). Modesto has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $63,500 in Scottville). Scottville has the higher median home value ($110,200 vs $68,800 in Modesto).

Population, income & housing

	Modesto	Scottville
Population	171	81
Median age	39.4 yrs	61.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$63,500
Median home value	$68,800	$110,200
Median gross rent	$642	$450
Housing units	90	69
Homeownership rate	86.7%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	42.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Modesto	Scottville
Population	267 → 171 (-36.0%)	104 → 81 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $69,375 (+50.0%)	$53,462 → $63,500 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$66,100 → $68,800 (+4.1%)	$63,500 → $110,200 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	$529 → $642 (+21.4%)	$392 → $450 (+14.8%)

Modesto

Population

267171

Median household income

$46,250$69,375

Median home value

$66,100$68,800

Median gross rent

$529$642

Scottville

Population

10481

Median household income

$53,462$63,500

Median home value

$63,500$110,200

Median gross rent

$392$450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Modesto	Scottville
Under 5	3.5%	1.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	6.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.3%	19.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	14.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	24.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.1%
75 and over	8.8%	22.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Modesto	Scottville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	98.8%
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	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Modesto	Scottville
No high school diploma	19.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	28.7%	72.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Modesto	Scottville
Drove alone	91.3%	91.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Modesto	Scottville
1-unit, detached	73.3%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Modesto	Scottville
Poverty rate	14.0%	3.9%
Average household size	2.28	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1961	1958