Calhoun vs Parkersburg

A side-by-side comparison of Calhoun and Parkersburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkersburg has the higher population (233 vs 219 in Calhoun). Calhoun has the higher median household income ($84,063 vs $42,417 in Parkersburg). Parkersburg has the higher median home value ($54,300 vs $51,200 in Calhoun).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
Population	219	233
Median age	31.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,063	$42,417
Median home value	$51,200	$54,300
Housing units	89	116
Homeownership rate	91.5%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
Population	135 → 219 (+62.2%)	189 → 233 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $84,063 (+86.8%)	$43,333 → $42,417 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$46,300 → $51,200 (+10.6%)	$46,700 → $54,300 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $781 (+12.9%)	$525 → $975 (+85.7%)

Calhoun

Population

135219

Median household income

$45,000$84,063

Median home value

$46,300$51,200

Median gross rent

$692$781

Parkersburg

Population

189233

Median household income

$43,333$42,417

Median home value

$46,700$54,300

Median gross rent

$525$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
Under 5	6.4%	9.4%
5 to 17	20.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	12.0%
25 to 34	24.2%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	3.2%	7.7%
75 and over	3.7%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	98.7%
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	8.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
No high school diploma	4.7%	35.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	64.2%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
Drove alone	84.6%	89.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	3.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
1-unit, detached	87.6%	46.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	53.4%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun	Parkersburg
Poverty rate	6.1%	10.0%
Average household size	3.08	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1954	1975