Chenoa vs Gridley

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

Chenoa and Gridley 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 1,339 in Gridley). Gridley has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $66,625 in Chenoa). Gridley has the higher median home value ($134,600 vs $120,700 in Chenoa).

Population, income & housing

	Chenoa	Gridley
Population	1,559	1,339
Median age	42.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,625	$69,688
Median home value	$120,700	$134,600
Median gross rent	$835	$763
Housing units	734	569
Homeownership rate	86.0%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenoa	Gridley
Population	1,997 → 1,559 (-21.9%)	1,590 → 1,339 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$59,333 → $66,625 (+12.3%)	$62,222 → $69,688 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $120,700 (+15.9%)	$117,100 → $134,600 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $835 (+13.6%)	$628 → $763 (+21.5%)

Chenoa

Population

1,9971,559

Median household income

$59,333$66,625

Median home value

$104,100$120,700

Median gross rent

$735$835

Gridley

Population

1,5901,339

Median household income

$62,222$69,688

Median home value

$117,100$134,600

Median gross rent

$628$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chenoa	Gridley
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.9%	21.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	7.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.5%
75 and over	11.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenoa	Gridley
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	92.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenoa	Gridley
No high school diploma	8.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	39.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenoa	Gridley
Drove alone	78.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenoa	Gridley
1-unit, detached	88.1%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Chenoa	Gridley
Poverty rate	19.1%	6.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1959	1970