Lost Nation vs Stillman Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Lost Nation and Stillman Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Lost Nation and Stillman Valley are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stillman Valley has the higher population (1,261 vs 727 in Lost Nation). Lost Nation has the higher median household income ($106,419 vs $87,311 in Stillman Valley). Lost Nation has the higher median home value ($220,600 vs $168,000 in Stillman Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
Population	727	1,261
Median age	51.3 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$106,419	$87,311
Median home value	$220,600	$168,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	354	490
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
Population	639 → 727 (+13.8%)	1,201 → 1,261 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$112,796 → $106,419 (-5.7%)	$59,000 → $87,311 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $220,600 (+17.7%)	$142,300 → $168,000 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$978 → $1,125 (+15.0%)

Lost Nation

Population

639727

Median household income

$112,796$106,419

Median home value

$187,500$220,600

Stillman Valley

Population

1,2011,261

Median household income

$59,000$87,311

Median home value

$142,300$168,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
Under 5	1.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	3.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	18.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	6.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	20.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	23.4%	15.4%
75 and over	11.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
No high school diploma	3.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	21.6%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
Drove alone	95.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lost Nation	Stillman Valley
Poverty rate	4.0%	1.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1991	1966