Baylis vs New Canton

A side-by-side comparison of Baylis and New Canton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Canton has the higher population (209 vs 139 in Baylis). Baylis has the higher median household income ($43,438 vs $37,031 in New Canton). New Canton has the higher median home value ($72,100 vs $33,800 in Baylis).

Population, income & housing

	Baylis	New Canton
Population	139	209
Median age	42.7 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	$37,031
Median home value	$33,800	$72,100
Median gross rent	$381	$525
Housing units	96	136
Homeownership rate	86.8%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baylis	New Canton
Population	144 → 139 (-3.5%)	328 → 209 (-36.3%)
Median household income	$27,188 → $43,438 (+59.8%)	$36,250 → $37,031 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$36,300 → $33,800 (-6.9%)	$55,600 → $72,100 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $381 (-15.3%)	$495 → $525 (+6.1%)

Baylis

Population

144139

Median household income

$27,188$43,438

Median home value

$36,300$33,800

Median gross rent

$450$381

New Canton

Population

328209

Median household income

$36,250$37,031

Median home value

$55,600$72,100

Median gross rent

$495$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baylis	New Canton
Under 5	9.4%	10.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	8.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.1%	1.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	16.3%
75 and over	7.9%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baylis	New Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	20.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baylis	New Canton
No high school diploma	22.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baylis	New Canton
Drove alone	87.3%	73.7%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baylis	New Canton
1-unit, detached	91.7%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Baylis	New Canton
Poverty rate	12.2%	21.1%
Average household size	2.62	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1938	1958