Baylis vs Perry

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

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

Perry has the higher population (254 vs 139 in Baylis). Perry has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $43,438 in Baylis). Perry has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $33,800 in Baylis).

Population, income & housing

	Baylis	Perry
Population	139	254
Median age	42.7 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	$50,625
Median home value	$33,800	$81,700
Median gross rent	$381	$475
Housing units	96	186
Homeownership rate	86.8%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baylis	Perry
Population	144 → 139 (-3.5%)	303 → 254 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$27,188 → $43,438 (+59.8%)	$40,000 → $50,625 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$36,300 → $33,800 (-6.9%)	$60,700 → $81,700 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $381 (-15.3%)	$475 → $475 (+0.0%)

Baylis

Population

144139

Median household income

$27,188$43,438

Median home value

$36,300$33,800

Median gross rent

$450$381

Perry

Population

303254

Median household income

$40,000$50,625

Median home value

$60,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$475$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baylis	Perry
Under 5	9.4%	1.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	3.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	2.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	27.6%
55 to 64	18.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	18.9%
75 and over	7.9%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baylis	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
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%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baylis	Perry
No high school diploma	22.1%	4.9%
High school graduate	33.7%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baylis	Perry
Drove alone	87.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	12.7%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baylis	Perry
1-unit, detached	91.7%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Baylis	Perry
Poverty rate	12.2%	17.7%
Average household size	2.62	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1938	1968