Hull vs New Canton

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

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

Hull has the higher population (497 vs 209 in New Canton). Hull has the higher median household income ($58,791 vs $37,031 in New Canton). Hull has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $72,100 in New Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Hull	New Canton
Population	497	209
Median age	48.9 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,791	$37,031
Median home value	$90,000	$72,100
Median gross rent	$638	$525
Housing units	278	136
Homeownership rate	90.4%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hull	New Canton
Population	479 → 497 (+3.8%)	328 → 209 (-36.3%)
Median household income	$44,500 → $58,791 (+32.1%)	$36,250 → $37,031 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$49,900 → $90,000 (+80.4%)	$55,600 → $72,100 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $638 (+11.0%)	$495 → $525 (+6.1%)

Hull

Population

479497

Median household income

$44,500$58,791

Median home value

$49,900$90,000

Median gross rent

$575$638

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)

	Hull	New Canton
Under 5	5.0%	10.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	8.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	11.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	1.9%
45 to 54	18.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	16.3%
75 and over	7.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hull	New Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	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	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hull	New Canton
No high school diploma	8.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.1%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hull	New Canton
Drove alone	59.9%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.1%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hull	New Canton
1-unit, detached	90.6%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Hull	New Canton
Poverty rate	14.1%	21.1%
Average household size	2.08	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	28	36
Median year structure built	1951	1958