Ellis Grove vs Kaskaskia

A side-by-side comparison of Ellis Grove and Kaskaskia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ellis Grove has the higher population (330 vs 34 in Kaskaskia). Kaskaskia has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $79,500 in Ellis Grove). Since 2019, Kaskaskia's population has grown faster (+240.0% vs +34.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
Population	330	34
Median age	36.8 yrs	15.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	—
Median home value	$79,500	$178,100
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	164	16
Homeownership rate	78.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
Population	245 → 330 (+34.7%)	10 → 34 (+240.0%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $68,750 (+66.7%)	—
Median home value	$76,300 → $79,500 (+4.2%)	$156,300 → $178,100 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $725 (+6.1%)	—

Ellis Grove

Population

245330

Median household income

$41,250$68,750

Median home value

$76,300$79,500

Median gross rent

$683$725

Kaskaskia

Population

1034

Median home value

$156,300$178,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	52.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	20.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	5.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	0.0%
75 and over	6.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
No high school diploma	7.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.3%	81.3%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
Drove alone	95.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
1-unit, detached	59.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellis Grove	Kaskaskia
Poverty rate	7.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.50	4.86
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1980	1993