Bellflower vs Towanda

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

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

Bellflower has the higher population (410 vs 356 in Towanda). Bellflower has the higher median household income ($79,583 vs $78,611 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $117,600 in Bellflower).

Population, income & housing

	Bellflower	Towanda
Population	410	356
Median age	36.0 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,583	$78,611
Median home value	$117,600	$158,200
Median gross rent	$875	$942
Housing units	156	178
Homeownership rate	91.7%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellflower	Towanda
Population	431 → 410 (-4.9%)	436 → 356 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$55,250 → $79,583 (+44.0%)	$62,917 → $78,611 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$86,500 → $117,600 (+36.0%)	$137,200 → $158,200 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $875 (+11.7%)	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)

Bellflower

Population

431410

Median household income

$55,250$79,583

Median home value

$86,500$117,600

Median gross rent

$783$875

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)

	Bellflower	Towanda
Under 5	4.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.7%	10.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.3%
75 and over	4.9%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellflower	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellflower	Towanda
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	42.5%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellflower	Towanda
Drove alone	81.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	9.2%
Other means	1.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellflower	Towanda
1-unit, detached	85.9%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellflower	Towanda
Poverty rate	5.4%	11.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1955	1954