Shirley vs Towanda

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

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

Towanda has the higher population (356 vs 73 in Shirley). Towanda has the higher median household income ($78,611 vs $68,214 in Shirley). Towanda has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $84,500 in Shirley).

Population, income & housing

	Shirley	Towanda
Population	73	356
Median age	27.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,214	$78,611
Median home value	$84,500	$158,200
Median gross rent	—	$942
Housing units	22	178
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shirley	Towanda
Population	94 → 73 (-22.3%)	436 → 356 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $68,214 (+25.0%)	$62,917 → $78,611 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $84,500 (+8.2%)	$137,200 → $158,200 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)

Shirley

Population

9473

Median household income

$54,583$68,214

Median home value

$78,100$84,500

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)

	Shirley	Towanda
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	45.2%	10.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.7%
55 to 64	8.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	16.4%	9.3%
75 and over	15.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shirley	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	46.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shirley	Towanda
No high school diploma	37.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	32.5%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shirley	Towanda
Drove alone	95.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shirley	Towanda
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shirley	Towanda
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.8%
Average household size	6.08	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1954