Iuka vs Kell

A side-by-side comparison of Iuka and Kell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iuka has the higher population (451 vs 149 in Kell). Kell has the higher median household income ($56,458 vs $51,563 in Iuka). Iuka has the higher median home value ($72,700 vs $59,600 in Kell).

Population, income & housing

	Iuka	Kell
Population	451	149
Median age	34.9 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,563	$56,458
Median home value	$72,700	$59,600
Median gross rent	$706	—
Housing units	191	68
Homeownership rate	84.5%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iuka	Kell
Population	498 → 451 (-9.4%)	155 → 149 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$40,795 → $51,563 (+26.4%)	$40,000 → $56,458 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$52,300 → $72,700 (+39.0%)	$55,000 → $59,600 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $706 (+0.9%)	—

Iuka

Population

498451

Median household income

$40,795$51,563

Median home value

$52,300$72,700

Median gross rent

$700$706

Kell

Population

155149

Median household income

$40,000$56,458

Median home value

$55,000$59,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iuka	Kell
Under 5	11.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.4%
75 and over	4.4%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iuka	Kell
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iuka	Kell
No high school diploma	11.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iuka	Kell
Drove alone	81.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	13.8%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iuka	Kell
1-unit, detached	66.5%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.9%	41.2%

Poverty & households

	Iuka	Kell
Poverty rate	12.9%	2.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1979	1978