Alexander vs Murrayville

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

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

Murrayville has the higher population (671 vs 258 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median home value ($121,400 vs $106,000 in Murrayville). Since 2019, Alexander's population has grown faster (+62.3% vs +31.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Murrayville
Population	258	671
Median age	37.4 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,615
Median home value	$121,400	$106,000
Median gross rent	—	$788
Housing units	82	320
Homeownership rate	93.9%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Murrayville
Population	159 → 258 (+62.3%)	512 → 671 (+31.1%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $103,750 (+60.9%)	$59,583 → $49,615 (-16.7%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $121,400 (+34.4%)	$82,500 → $106,000 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$589 → $788 (+33.8%)

Alexander

Population

159258

Median household income

$64,500$103,750

Median home value

$90,300$121,400

Murrayville

Population

512671

Median household income

$59,583$49,615

Median home value

$82,500$106,000

Median gross rent

$589$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Murrayville
Under 5	5.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	34.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	3.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	26.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	6.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	19.8%	13.6%
75 and over	0.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Murrayville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
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%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Murrayville
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Murrayville
Drove alone	87.1%	80.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Murrayville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Murrayville
Poverty rate	5.8%	19.2%
Average household size	3.15	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1971	1962