McCullom Lake vs Union

A side-by-side comparison of McCullom Lake and Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McCullom Lake has the higher population (1,087 vs 753 in Union). Union has the higher median household income ($100,104 vs $71,000 in McCullom Lake). Union has the higher median home value ($224,600 vs $180,700 in McCullom Lake).

Population, income & housing

	McCullom Lake	Union
Population	1,087	753
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,000	$100,104
Median home value	$180,700	$224,600
Median gross rent	$1,190	—
Housing units	454	313
Homeownership rate	64.4%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCullom Lake	Union
Population	1,080 → 1,087 (+0.6%)	634 → 753 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $71,000 (+8.2%)	$67,083 → $100,104 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $180,700 (+38.9%)	$162,500 → $224,600 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $1,190 (+0.2%)	$1,029 → $789 (-23.3%)

McCullom Lake

Population

1,0801,087

Median household income

$65,625$71,000

Median home value

$130,100$180,700

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,190

Union

Population

634753

Median household income

$67,083$100,104

Median home value

$162,500$224,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCullom Lake	Union
Under 5	5.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	19.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.6%	17.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	17.3%
45 to 54	22.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.0%
75 and over	2.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCullom Lake	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCullom Lake	Union
No high school diploma	9.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	51.4%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCullom Lake	Union
Drove alone	67.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	18.8%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	8.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCullom Lake	Union
1-unit, detached	93.4%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McCullom Lake	Union
Poverty rate	15.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1960	1956