Carlock vs McLean

A side-by-side comparison of Carlock and McLean: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McLean has the higher population (730 vs 560 in Carlock). McLean has the higher median household income ($84,766 vs $78,125 in Carlock). Carlock has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $124,700 in McLean).

Population, income & housing

	Carlock	McLean
Population	560	730
Median age	39.8 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$84,766
Median home value	$132,500	$124,700
Median gross rent	$1,318	$1,225
Housing units	251	290
Homeownership rate	85.7%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlock	McLean
Population	579 → 560 (-3.3%)	771 → 730 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$63,000 → $78,125 (+24.0%)	$64,722 → $84,766 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $132,500 (+9.2%)	$106,000 → $124,700 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,318 (+67.3%)	$1,036 → $1,225 (+18.2%)

Carlock

Population

579560

Median household income

$63,000$78,125

Median home value

$121,300$132,500

Median gross rent

$788$1,318

McLean

Population

771730

Median household income

$64,722$84,766

Median home value

$106,000$124,700

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlock	McLean
Under 5	2.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	21.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	19.5%	18.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	6.4%
75 and over	4.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlock	McLean
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlock	McLean
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	38.7%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlock	McLean
Drove alone	76.0%	74.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.0%	18.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlock	McLean
1-unit, detached	91.2%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carlock	McLean
Poverty rate	4.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1947	1965