Mapleton vs Mossville

A side-by-side comparison of Mapleton and Mossville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mapleton has the higher population (294 vs 210 in Mossville). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $93,000 in Mossville). Since 2019, Mapleton's population has grown faster (+3.5% vs -20.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Mapleton	Mossville
Population	294	210
Median age	40.2 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,729	—
Median home value	$108,700	$93,000
Median gross rent	$570	—
Housing units	130	78
Homeownership rate	77.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	46.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mapleton	Mossville
Population	284 → 294 (+3.5%)	263 → 210 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $65,729 (+25.2%)	—
Median home value	$105,900 → $108,700 (+2.6%)	$87,900 → $93,000 (+5.8%)
Median gross rent	$462 → $570 (+23.4%)	—

Mapleton

Population

284294

Median household income

$52,500$65,729

Median home value

$105,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$462$570

Mossville

Population

263210

Median home value

$87,900$93,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mapleton	Mossville
Under 5	2.0%	33.3%
5 to 17	27.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	4.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	5.2%
75 and over	1.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mapleton	Mossville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	94.8%
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	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mapleton	Mossville
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	46.7%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	46.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mapleton	Mossville
Drove alone	72.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	19.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mapleton	Mossville
1-unit, detached	89.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mapleton	Mossville
Poverty rate	5.2%	4.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	1967	1938