Noble vs Parkersburg

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

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

Noble has the higher population (630 vs 233 in Parkersburg). Noble has the higher median household income ($43,977 vs $42,417 in Parkersburg). Noble has the higher median home value ($54,400 vs $54,300 in Parkersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Noble	Parkersburg
Population	630	233
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,977	$42,417
Median home value	$54,400	$54,300
Median gross rent	$513	—
Housing units	304	116
Homeownership rate	75.1%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noble	Parkersburg
Population	671 → 630 (-6.1%)	189 → 233 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$44,271 → $43,977 (-0.7%)	$43,333 → $42,417 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$49,100 → $54,400 (+10.8%)	$46,700 → $54,300 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $513 (-3.4%)	$525 → $975 (+85.7%)

Noble

Population

671630

Median household income

$44,271$43,977

Median home value

$49,100$54,400

Median gross rent

$531$513

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)

	Noble	Parkersburg
Under 5	2.9%	9.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	8.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	8.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	7.7%
75 and over	12.4%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noble	Parkersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	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	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noble	Parkersburg
No high school diploma	14.6%	35.6%
High school graduate	35.4%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noble	Parkersburg
Drove alone	75.1%	89.1%
Carpooled	16.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.0%
Other means	6.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noble	Parkersburg
1-unit, detached	73.7%	46.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	53.4%

Poverty & households

	Noble	Parkersburg
Poverty rate	19.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1972	1975