Milan vs Silvis

A side-by-side comparison of Milan and Silvis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Silvis has the higher population (7,939 vs 5,037 in Milan). Silvis has the higher median household income ($67,569 vs $61,188 in Milan). Silvis has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $120,300 in Milan).

Population, income & housing

	Milan	Silvis
Population	5,037	7,939
Median age	36.5 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,188	$67,569
Median home value	$120,300	$161,300
Median gross rent	$817	$975
Housing units	2,610	4,538
Homeownership rate	67.3%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milan	Silvis
Population	5,056 → 5,037 (-0.4%)	7,497 → 7,939 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$49,327 → $61,188 (+24.0%)	$53,634 → $67,569 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $120,300 (+11.1%)	$117,600 → $161,300 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $817 (+7.8%)	$798 → $975 (+22.2%)

Milan

Population

5,0565,037

Median household income

$49,327$61,188

Median home value

$108,300$120,300

Median gross rent

$758$817

Silvis

Population

7,4977,939

Median household income

$53,634$67,569

Median home value

$117,600$161,300

Median gross rent

$798$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milan	Silvis
Under 5	11.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.5%
75 and over	8.4%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milan	Silvis
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	74.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milan	Silvis
No high school diploma	9.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	30.9%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milan	Silvis
Drove alone	76.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	13.4%
Public transit	0.6%	2.0%
Walked	8.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	3.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milan	Silvis
1-unit, detached	65.7%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	22.8%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Milan	Silvis
Poverty rate	15.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.03	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1968	1974