Chillicothe vs Elmwood

A side-by-side comparison of Chillicothe and Elmwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chillicothe has the higher population (6,185 vs 2,254 in Elmwood). Elmwood has the higher median household income ($87,644 vs $62,108 in Chillicothe). Elmwood has the higher median home value ($144,600 vs $128,500 in Chillicothe).

Population, income & housing

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
Population	6,185	2,254
Median age	43.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,108	$87,644
Median home value	$128,500	$144,600
Median gross rent	$798	$761
Housing units	2,968	952
Homeownership rate	80.5%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
Population	6,218 → 6,185 (-0.5%)	2,367 → 2,254 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$48,731 → $62,108 (+27.5%)	$68,194 → $87,644 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $128,500 (+5.4%)	$138,100 → $144,600 (+4.7%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $798 (+10.2%)	$639 → $761 (+19.1%)

Chillicothe

Population

6,2186,185

Median household income

$48,731$62,108

Median home value

$121,900$128,500

Median gross rent

$724$798

Elmwood

Population

2,3672,254

Median household income

$68,194$87,644

Median home value

$138,100$144,600

Median gross rent

$639$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
Under 5	7.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	14.9%	8.0%
75 and over	9.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	34.9%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
Drove alone	87.9%	70.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
1-unit, detached	79.6%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.2%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chillicothe	Elmwood
Poverty rate	14.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1966	1940