Arrowsmith vs Shirley

A side-by-side comparison of Arrowsmith and Shirley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arrowsmith has the higher population (381 vs 73 in Shirley). Arrowsmith has the higher median household income ($85,592 vs $68,214 in Shirley). Arrowsmith has the higher median home value ($101,200 vs $84,500 in Shirley).

Population, income & housing

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
Population	381	73
Median age	34.7 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,592	$68,214
Median home value	$101,200	$84,500
Median gross rent	$1,042	—
Housing units	139	22
Homeownership rate	85.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
Population	332 → 381 (+14.8%)	94 → 73 (-22.3%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $85,592 (+53.9%)	$54,583 → $68,214 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$90,500 → $101,200 (+11.8%)	$78,100 → $84,500 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,042 (-3.8%)	—

Arrowsmith

Population

332381

Median household income

$55,625$85,592

Median home value

$90,500$101,200

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,042

Shirley

Population

9473

Median household income

$54,583$68,214

Median home value

$78,100$84,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.4%	45.2%
18 to 24	4.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	15.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	16.4%
75 and over	3.4%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	53.4%
Black or African American	11.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	46.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
No high school diploma	2.5%	37.5%
High school graduate	54.2%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
Drove alone	87.8%	95.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
1-unit, detached	79.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arrowsmith	Shirley
Poverty rate	40.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.95	6.08
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1956	1938