Chenoa vs Heyworth

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

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

Heyworth has the higher population (2,818 vs 1,559 in Chenoa). Heyworth has the higher median household income ($90,556 vs $66,625 in Chenoa). Heyworth has the higher median home value ($196,200 vs $120,700 in Chenoa).

Population, income & housing

	Chenoa	Heyworth
Population	1,559	2,818
Median age	42.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,625	$90,556
Median home value	$120,700	$196,200
Median gross rent	$835	$1,026
Housing units	734	1,013
Homeownership rate	86.0%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenoa	Heyworth
Population	1,997 → 1,559 (-21.9%)	3,124 → 2,818 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$59,333 → $66,625 (+12.3%)	$78,077 → $90,556 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $120,700 (+15.9%)	$158,600 → $196,200 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $835 (+13.6%)	$713 → $1,026 (+43.9%)

Chenoa

Population

1,9971,559

Median household income

$59,333$66,625

Median home value

$104,100$120,700

Median gross rent

$735$835

Heyworth

Population

3,1242,818

Median household income

$78,077$90,556

Median home value

$158,600$196,200

Median gross rent

$713$1,026

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chenoa	Heyworth
Under 5	4.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.9%	28.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.2%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.1%
75 and over	11.7%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenoa	Heyworth
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	91.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenoa	Heyworth
No high school diploma	8.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	39.3%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenoa	Heyworth
Drove alone	78.7%	82.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenoa	Heyworth
1-unit, detached	88.1%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Chenoa	Heyworth
Poverty rate	19.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1959	1976