Chenoa vs Downs

A side-by-side comparison of Chenoa and Downs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chenoa has the higher population (1,559 vs 1,451 in Downs). Downs has the higher median household income ($106,809 vs $66,625 in Chenoa). Downs has the higher median home value ($237,700 vs $120,700 in Chenoa).

Population, income & housing

	Chenoa	Downs
Population	1,559	1,451
Median age	42.5 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,625	$106,809
Median home value	$120,700	$237,700
Median gross rent	$835	$1,250
Housing units	734	546
Homeownership rate	86.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenoa	Downs
Population	1,997 → 1,559 (-21.9%)	1,010 → 1,451 (+43.7%)
Median household income	$59,333 → $66,625 (+12.3%)	$91,333 → $106,809 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $120,700 (+15.9%)	$178,400 → $237,700 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $835 (+13.6%)	$906 → $1,250 (+38.0%)

Chenoa

Population

1,9971,559

Median household income

$59,333$66,625

Median home value

$104,100$120,700

Median gross rent

$735$835

Downs

Population

1,0101,451

Median household income

$91,333$106,809

Median home value

$178,400$237,700

Median gross rent

$906$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chenoa	Downs
Under 5	4.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	26.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	7.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	7.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	3.4%
75 and over	11.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenoa	Downs
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenoa	Downs
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	39.3%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	47.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenoa	Downs
Drove alone	78.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenoa	Downs
1-unit, detached	88.1%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Chenoa	Downs
Poverty rate	19.1%	4.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1959	1986