Cerro Gordo vs De Land

A side-by-side comparison of Cerro Gordo and De Land: population, income, housing, and more.

Cerro Gordo and De Land are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cerro Gordo has the higher population (1,426 vs 472 in De Land). Cerro Gordo has the higher median household income ($69,118 vs $50,500 in De Land). Cerro Gordo has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $90,000 in De Land).

Population, income & housing

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
Population	1,426	472
Median age	33.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,118	$50,500
Median home value	$108,000	$90,000
Median gross rent	$875	$825
Housing units	566	214
Homeownership rate	78.2%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
Population	1,501 → 1,426 (-5.0%)	524 → 472 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$55,089 → $69,118 (+25.5%)	$64,643 → $50,500 (-21.9%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $108,000 (+17.3%)	$84,200 → $90,000 (+6.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $875 (+34.6%)	$850 → $825 (-2.9%)

Cerro Gordo

Population

1,5011,426

Median household income

$55,089$69,118

Median home value

$92,100$108,000

Median gross rent

$650$875

De Land

Population

524472

Median household income

$64,643$50,500

Median home value

$84,200$90,000

Median gross rent

$850$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
Under 5	7.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	18.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	21.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	7.6%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.7%
75 and over	8.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
No high school diploma	2.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	38.4%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
Drove alone	85.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	3.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
1-unit, detached	89.8%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Cerro Gordo	De Land
Poverty rate	11.3%	11.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1960	1955