Arrowsmith vs Towanda

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

Arrowsmith and Towanda 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 356 in Towanda). Arrowsmith has the higher median household income ($85,592 vs $78,611 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $101,200 in Arrowsmith).

Population, income & housing

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
Population	381	356
Median age	34.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,592	$78,611
Median home value	$101,200	$158,200
Median gross rent	$1,042	$942
Housing units	139	178
Homeownership rate	85.3%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
Population	332 → 381 (+14.8%)	436 → 356 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $85,592 (+53.9%)	$62,917 → $78,611 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$90,500 → $101,200 (+11.8%)	$137,200 → $158,200 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,042 (-3.8%)	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)

Arrowsmith

Population

332381

Median household income

$55,625$85,592

Median home value

$90,500$101,200

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,042

Towanda

Population

436356

Median household income

$62,917$78,611

Median home value

$137,200$158,200

Median gross rent

$721$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
Under 5	3.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	29.4%	10.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	11.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.4%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.7%
55 to 64	6.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.3%
75 and over	3.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	98.9%
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%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	54.2%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
Drove alone	87.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
1-unit, detached	79.1%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arrowsmith	Towanda
Poverty rate	40.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1956	1954