Alexander vs Chapin

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Chapin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chapin has the higher population (618 vs 258 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median home value ($121,400 vs $83,800 in Chapin). Since 2019, Alexander's population has grown faster (+62.3% vs +32.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Chapin
Population	258	618
Median age	37.4 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,213
Median home value	$121,400	$83,800
Median gross rent	—	$945
Housing units	82	232
Homeownership rate	93.9%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Chapin
Population	159 → 258 (+62.3%)	468 → 618 (+32.1%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $103,750 (+60.9%)	$50,000 → $69,213 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $121,400 (+34.4%)	$76,300 → $83,800 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$768 → $945 (+23.0%)

Alexander

Population

159258

Median household income

$64,500$103,750

Median home value

$90,300$121,400

Chapin

Population

468618

Median household income

$50,000$69,213

Median home value

$76,300$83,800

Median gross rent

$768$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
Under 5	5.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	34.1%	23.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	12.6%
25 to 34	3.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	26.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	6.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	19.8%	7.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	94.7%
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	2.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Chapin
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	40.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
Drove alone	87.1%	86.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Chapin
Poverty rate	5.8%	5.7%
Average household size	3.15	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1971	1943