New Boston vs Viola

A side-by-side comparison of New Boston and Viola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Viola has the higher population (942 vs 632 in New Boston). Viola has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $61,563 in New Boston). Viola has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $100,700 in New Boston).

Population, income & housing

	New Boston	Viola
Population	632	942
Median age	42.0 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,563	$67,500
Median home value	$100,700	$114,500
Median gross rent	$483	$692
Housing units	323	467
Homeownership rate	84.6%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Boston	Viola
Population	566 → 632 (+11.7%)	966 → 942 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$45,481 → $61,563 (+35.4%)	$62,917 → $67,500 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $100,700 (+32.7%)	$95,000 → $114,500 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $483 (-30.1%)	$625 → $692 (+10.7%)

New Boston

Population

566632

Median household income

$45,481$61,563

Median home value

$75,900$100,700

Median gross rent

$691$483

Viola

Population

966942

Median household income

$62,917$67,500

Median home value

$95,000$114,500

Median gross rent

$625$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Boston	Viola
Under 5	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	17.9%	18.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.8%
75 and over	6.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Boston	Viola
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Boston	Viola
No high school diploma	15.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	43.9%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Boston	Viola
Drove alone	80.1%	80.7%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.8%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Boston	Viola
1-unit, detached	71.8%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	New Boston	Viola
Poverty rate	13.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	41	21
Median year structure built	1957	1957