Nebo vs New Canton

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

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

Nebo has the higher population (324 vs 209 in New Canton). Nebo has the higher median household income ($45,000 vs $37,031 in New Canton). New Canton has the higher median home value ($72,100 vs $42,500 in Nebo).

Population, income & housing

	Nebo	New Canton
Population	324	209
Median age	39.2 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	$37,031
Median home value	$42,500	$72,100
Median gross rent	$1,025	$525
Housing units	159	136
Homeownership rate	90.8%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.3%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nebo	New Canton
Population	330 → 324 (-1.8%)	328 → 209 (-36.3%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $45,000 (+54.8%)	$36,250 → $37,031 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$32,500 → $42,500 (+30.8%)	$55,600 → $72,100 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,025 (-4.7%)	$495 → $525 (+6.1%)

Nebo

Population

330324

Median household income

$29,063$45,000

Median home value

$32,500$42,500

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,025

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)

	Nebo	New Canton
Under 5	2.2%	10.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	8.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.9%
35 to 44	18.8%	1.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	6.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	17.9%	16.3%
75 and over	3.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nebo	New Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	0.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nebo	New Canton
No high school diploma	14.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	65.4%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.9%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nebo	New Canton
Drove alone	67.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	22.3%	9.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nebo	New Canton
1-unit, detached	78.6%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Nebo	New Canton
Poverty rate	23.8%	21.1%
Average household size	3.31	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	18	36
Median year structure built	1958	1958