Stanford vs Towanda

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

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

Stanford has the higher population (469 vs 356 in Towanda). Stanford has the higher median household income ($83,173 vs $78,611 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $101,800 in Stanford).

Population, income & housing

	Stanford	Towanda
Population	469	356
Median age	32.3 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,173	$78,611
Median home value	$101,800	$158,200
Median gross rent	$1,375	$942
Housing units	251	178
Homeownership rate	90.6%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stanford	Towanda
Population	669 → 469 (-29.9%)	436 → 356 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $83,173 (+57.7%)	$62,917 → $78,611 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $101,800 (+15.9%)	$137,200 → $158,200 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,375 (+69.1%)	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)

Stanford

Population

669469

Median household income

$52,750$83,173

Median home value

$87,800$101,800

Median gross rent

$813$1,375

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)

	Stanford	Towanda
Under 5	4.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	10.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	19.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	9.3%
75 and over	4.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stanford	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	5.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stanford	Towanda
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	42.9%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stanford	Towanda
Drove alone	77.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.2%
Other means	8.6%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stanford	Towanda
1-unit, detached	86.5%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Stanford	Towanda
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1945	1954