New Douglas vs Williamson

A side-by-side comparison of New Douglas and Williamson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Douglas has the higher population (320 vs 164 in Williamson). Williamson has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $48,500 in New Douglas). New Douglas has the higher median home value ($85,500 vs $75,500 in Williamson).

Population, income & housing

	New Douglas	Williamson
Population	320	164
Median age	46.3 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,500	$56,667
Median home value	$85,500	$75,500
Median gross rent	$738	$779
Housing units	175	97
Homeownership rate	81.5%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Douglas	Williamson
Population	296 → 320 (+8.1%)	215 → 164 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $48,500 (-15.7%)	$53,750 → $56,667 (+5.4%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $85,500 (-18.5%)	$57,600 → $75,500 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $738 (-6.0%)	$931 → $779 (-16.3%)

New Douglas

Population

296320

Median household income

$57,500$48,500

Median home value

$104,900$85,500

Median gross rent

$785$738

Williamson

Population

215164

Median household income

$53,750$56,667

Median home value

$57,600$75,500

Median gross rent

$931$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Douglas	Williamson
Under 5	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	12.8%	9.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	5.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	17.1%
55 to 64	19.4%	17.1%
65 to 74	13.1%	20.7%
75 and over	11.3%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Douglas	Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	6.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Douglas	Williamson
No high school diploma	9.3%	23.2%
High school graduate	33.7%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Douglas	Williamson
Drove alone	80.6%	89.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.9%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Douglas	Williamson
1-unit, detached	88.0%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	New Douglas	Williamson
Poverty rate	15.7%	17.1%
Average household size	2.19	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1951	1946