Alexander vs Woodson

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

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

Woodson has the higher population (592 vs 258 in Alexander). Woodson has the higher median home value ($125,800 vs $121,400 in Alexander). Since 2019, Alexander's population has grown faster (+62.3% vs +36.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Woodson
Population	258	592
Median age	37.4 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,469
Median home value	$121,400	$125,800
Median gross rent	—	$908
Housing units	82	256
Homeownership rate	93.9%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Woodson
Population	159 → 258 (+62.3%)	433 → 592 (+36.7%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $103,750 (+60.9%)	$58,333 → $85,469 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $121,400 (+34.4%)	$111,700 → $125,800 (+12.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$588 → $908 (+54.4%)

Alexander

Population

159258

Median household income

$64,500$103,750

Median home value

$90,300$121,400

Woodson

Population

433592

Median household income

$58,333$85,469

Median home value

$111,700$125,800

Median gross rent

$588$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Woodson
Under 5	5.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	34.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	3.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	26.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	25.7%
55 to 64	6.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	19.8%	9.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Woodson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Woodson
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	40.0%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Woodson
Drove alone	87.1%	95.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Woodson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Woodson
Poverty rate	5.8%	2.4%
Average household size	3.15	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1971	1977