Hecker vs Maeystown

A side-by-side comparison of Hecker and Maeystown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hecker has the higher population (556 vs 91 in Maeystown). Hecker has the higher median household income ($80,260 vs $78,750 in Maeystown). Maeystown has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $153,700 in Hecker).

Population, income & housing

	Hecker	Maeystown
Population	556	91
Median age	34.6 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,260	$78,750
Median home value	$153,700	$170,800
Median gross rent	$736	$900
Housing units	248	54
Homeownership rate	74.4%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	16.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hecker	Maeystown
Population	561 → 556 (-0.9%)	119 → 91 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$55,357 → $80,260 (+45.0%)	$65,000 → $78,750 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$127,300 → $153,700 (+20.7%)	$145,300 → $170,800 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $736 (+21.1%)	$950 → $900 (-5.3%)

Hecker

Population

561556

Median household income

$55,357$80,260

Median home value

$127,300$153,700

Median gross rent

$608$736

Maeystown

Population

11991

Median household income

$65,000$78,750

Median home value

$145,300$170,800

Median gross rent

$950$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hecker	Maeystown
Under 5	5.9%	12.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	15.1%	17.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	15.6%	2.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	15.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	3.8%	5.5%
75 and over	6.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hecker	Maeystown
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	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	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hecker	Maeystown
No high school diploma	1.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	51.6%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hecker	Maeystown
Drove alone	91.5%	94.3%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hecker	Maeystown
1-unit, detached	74.2%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Hecker	Maeystown
Poverty rate	2.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.45	3.50
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1965	1995