Staunton vs Virden

A side-by-side comparison of Staunton and Virden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Staunton has the higher population (4,307 vs 3,165 in Virden). Virden has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $65,435 in Staunton). Staunton has the higher median home value ($139,500 vs $98,800 in Virden).

Population, income & housing

	Staunton	Virden
Population	4,307	3,165
Median age	45.1 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,435	$78,750
Median home value	$139,500	$98,800
Median gross rent	$805	$785
Housing units	2,334	1,387
Homeownership rate	75.9%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Staunton	Virden
Population	5,066 → 4,307 (-15.0%)	3,514 → 3,165 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$46,025 → $65,435 (+42.2%)	$50,938 → $78,750 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$99,700 → $139,500 (+39.9%)	$93,000 → $98,800 (+6.2%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $805 (+16.3%)	$654 → $785 (+20.0%)

Staunton

Population

5,0664,307

Median household income

$46,025$65,435

Median home value

$99,700$139,500

Median gross rent

$692$805

Virden

Population

3,5143,165

Median household income

$50,938$78,750

Median home value

$93,000$98,800

Median gross rent

$654$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Staunton	Virden
Under 5	4.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	6.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.9%
75 and over	11.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Staunton	Virden
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	99.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Staunton	Virden
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	40.5%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Staunton	Virden
Drove alone	86.3%	71.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Staunton	Virden
1-unit, detached	72.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Staunton	Virden
Poverty rate	16.7%	12.7%
Average household size	2.13	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1950	1946