Nokomis vs Taylor Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Nokomis and Taylor Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nokomis has the higher population (2,213 vs 691 in Taylor Springs). Nokomis has the higher median household income ($57,625 vs $45,323 in Taylor Springs). Nokomis has the higher median home value ($78,400 vs $67,100 in Taylor Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
Population	2,213	691
Median age	33.3 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,625	$45,323
Median home value	$78,400	$67,100
Median gross rent	$800	$781
Housing units	1,012	310
Homeownership rate	74.1%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
Population	2,055 → 2,213 (+7.7%)	596 → 691 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$49,722 → $57,625 (+15.9%)	$47,500 → $45,323 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $78,400 (+10.0%)	$67,100 → $67,100 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $800 (+18.7%)	$663 → $781 (+17.8%)

Nokomis

Population

2,0552,213

Median household income

$49,722$57,625

Median home value

$71,300$78,400

Median gross rent

$674$800

Taylor Springs

Population

596691

Median household income

$47,500$45,323

Median home value

$67,100$67,100

Median gross rent

$663$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
Under 5	4.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	9.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	1.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	6.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.4%	21.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	19.2%
75 and over	8.9%	22.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
No high school diploma	13.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
Drove alone	80.6%	89.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
1-unit, detached	91.1%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Nokomis	Taylor Springs
Poverty rate	8.9%	20.0%
Average household size	2.58	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1950	1966