Mason City vs San Jose

A side-by-side comparison of Mason City and San Jose: population, income, housing, and more.

Mason City and San Jose are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mason City has the higher population (2,094 vs 604 in San Jose). Mason City has the higher median household income ($64,250 vs $60,278 in San Jose). Mason City has the higher median home value ($92,200 vs $66,300 in San Jose).

Population, income & housing

	Mason City	San Jose
Population	2,094	604
Median age	51.5 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$60,278
Median home value	$92,200	$66,300
Median gross rent	$785	$900
Housing units	1,124	243
Homeownership rate	77.4%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason City	San Jose
Population	2,370 → 2,094 (-11.6%)	715 → 604 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$39,485 → $64,250 (+62.7%)	$56,125 → $60,278 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$76,600 → $92,200 (+20.4%)	$60,600 → $66,300 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $785 (+31.7%)	$694 → $900 (+29.7%)

Mason City

Population

2,3702,094

Median household income

$39,485$64,250

Median home value

$76,600$92,200

Median gross rent

$596$785

San Jose

Population

715604

Median household income

$56,125$60,278

Median home value

$60,600$66,300

Median gross rent

$694$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mason City	San Jose
Under 5	5.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	17.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	20.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.2%	6.8%
75 and over	12.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason City	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	85.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason City	San Jose
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	34.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason City	San Jose
Drove alone	84.3%	88.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	1.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	8.0%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason City	San Jose
1-unit, detached	91.4%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Mason City	San Jose
Poverty rate	16.8%	21.0%
Average household size	2.01	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1952	1954