Port Byron vs Silvis

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

Port Byron 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 1,959 in Port Byron). Port Byron has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $67,569 in Silvis). Port Byron has the higher median home value ($259,300 vs $161,300 in Silvis).

Population, income & housing

	Port Byron	Silvis
Population	1,959	7,939
Median age	42.0 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$67,569
Median home value	$259,300	$161,300
Median gross rent	$513	$975
Housing units	793	4,538
Homeownership rate	85.2%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Byron	Silvis
Population	2,101 → 1,959 (-6.8%)	7,497 → 7,939 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $101,250 (+47.3%)	$53,634 → $67,569 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$201,700 → $259,300 (+28.6%)	$117,600 → $161,300 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $513 (-18.2%)	$798 → $975 (+22.2%)

Port Byron

Population

2,1011,959

Median household income

$68,750$101,250

Median home value

$201,700$259,300

Median gross rent

$627$513

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)

	Port Byron	Silvis
Under 5	5.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.8%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	13.5%
75 and over	6.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Byron	Silvis
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	74.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Byron	Silvis
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.4%
High school graduate	21.4%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Byron	Silvis
Drove alone	76.1%	81.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	3.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Byron	Silvis
1-unit, detached	85.8%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Port Byron	Silvis
Poverty rate	8.6%	16.2%
Average household size	2.53	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1975	1974