Baylis vs New Salem

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

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

Baylis has the higher population (139 vs 131 in New Salem). New Salem has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $33,800 in Baylis). Since 2019, Baylis's population has grown faster (-3.5% vs -51.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Baylis	New Salem
Population	139	131
Median age	42.7 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	—
Median home value	$33,800	$118,800
Median gross rent	$381	$667
Housing units	96	58
Homeownership rate	86.8%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baylis	New Salem
Population	144 → 139 (-3.5%)	271 → 131 (-51.7%)
Median household income	$27,188 → $43,438 (+59.8%)	$47,778 → $57,292 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$36,300 → $33,800 (-6.9%)	$83,200 → $118,800 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $381 (-15.3%)	$671 → $667 (-0.6%)

Baylis

Population

144139

Median household income

$27,188$43,438

Median home value

$36,300$33,800

Median gross rent

$450$381

New Salem

Population

271131

Median household income

$47,778$57,292

Median home value

$83,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$671$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baylis	New Salem
Under 5	9.4%	13.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	33.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	17.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	19.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	0.8%
55 to 64	18.7%	3.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	1.5%
75 and over	7.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baylis	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	94.7%
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	20.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baylis	New Salem
No high school diploma	22.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baylis	New Salem
Drove alone	87.3%	67.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	10.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baylis	New Salem
1-unit, detached	91.7%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Baylis	New Salem
Poverty rate	12.2%	18.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1938	1940