De Land vs LaPlace

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

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

De Land has the higher population (472 vs 130 in LaPlace). LaPlace has the higher median household income ($67,125 vs $50,500 in De Land). De Land has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $80,500 in LaPlace).

Population, income & housing

	De Land	LaPlace
Population	472	130
Median age	41.0 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$67,125
Median home value	$90,000	$80,500
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	214	53
Homeownership rate	72.6%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Land	LaPlace
Population	524 → 472 (-9.9%)	144 → 130 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$64,643 → $50,500 (-21.9%)	$72,143 → $67,125 (-7.0%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $90,000 (+6.9%)	$102,700 → $80,500 (-21.6%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $825 (-2.9%)	—

De Land

Population

524472

Median household income

$64,643$50,500

Median home value

$84,200$90,000

Median gross rent

$850$825

LaPlace

Population

144130

Median household income

$72,143$67,125

Median home value

$102,700$80,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Land	LaPlace
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	18.6%	13.8%
25 to 34	7.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	21.5%
45 to 54	21.8%	7.7%
55 to 64	7.6%	26.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	16.2%
75 and over	2.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Land	LaPlace
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	8.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Land	LaPlace
No high school diploma	5.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	53.4%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Land	LaPlace
Drove alone	78.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	17.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Land	LaPlace
1-unit, detached	72.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	De Land	LaPlace
Poverty rate	11.9%	21.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1955	1952