Hamel vs Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of Hamel and Mitchell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamel has the higher population (1,004 vs 847 in Mitchell). Hamel has the higher median household income ($105,313 vs $55,313 in Mitchell). Hamel has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $98,500 in Mitchell).

Population, income & housing

	Hamel	Mitchell
Population	1,004	847
Median age	34.0 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,313	$55,313
Median home value	$231,900	$98,500
Median gross rent	$940	—
Housing units	382	455
Homeownership rate	79.3%	98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamel	Mitchell
Population	761 → 1,004 (+31.9%)	1,247 → 847 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$70,338 → $105,313 (+49.7%)	$48,482 → $55,313 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $231,900 (+27.3%)	$81,600 → $98,500 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $940 (+2.7%)	—

Hamel

Population

7611,004

Median household income

$70,338$105,313

Median home value

$182,100$231,900

Median gross rent

$915$940

Mitchell

Population

1,247847

Median household income

$48,482$55,313

Median home value

$81,600$98,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamel	Mitchell
Under 5	9.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.7%	7.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	18.6%	17.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.0%
55 to 64	6.5%	26.4%
65 to 74	6.0%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamel	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamel	Mitchell
No high school diploma	4.2%	14.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamel	Mitchell
Drove alone	74.5%	94.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	2.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	2.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamel	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	82.2%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamel	Mitchell
Poverty rate	4.1%	5.1%
Average household size	2.74	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1979	1960