Barstow vs Illinois City

A side-by-side comparison of Barstow and Illinois City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barstow has the higher population (43 vs 18 in Illinois City). Since 2019, Barstow's population has grown faster (-41.1% vs -69.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Barstow	Illinois City
Population	43	18
Median age	36.6 yrs	—
Median household income	$76,250	—
Median home value	$118,800	—
Housing units	26	9
Homeownership rate	88.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barstow	Illinois City
Population	73 → 43 (-41.1%)	58 → 18 (-69.0%)
Median household income	$51,667 → $76,250 (+47.6%)	$37,222 → $39,722 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $118,800 (+33.6%)	$109,100 → $108,700 (-0.4%)

Barstow

Population

7343

Median household income

$51,667$76,250

Median home value

$88,900$118,800

Illinois City

Population

5818

Median household income

$37,222$39,722

Median home value

$109,100$108,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barstow	Illinois City
Under 5	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	20.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	32.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	100.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barstow	Illinois City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barstow	Illinois City
No high school diploma	8.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	62.9%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barstow	Illinois City
Drove alone	83.3%	—
Carpooled	16.7%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barstow	Illinois City
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barstow	Illinois City
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.00
Median year structure built	1951	—