Illiopolis vs Loami

A side-by-side comparison of Illiopolis and Loami: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Illiopolis has the higher population (854 vs 830 in Loami). Illiopolis has the higher median household income ($74,219 vs $53,750 in Loami). Loami has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $96,500 in Illiopolis).

Population, income & housing

	Illiopolis	Loami
Population	854	830
Median age	45.5 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,219	$53,750
Median home value	$96,500	$108,800
Median gross rent	$675	$871
Housing units	383	368
Homeownership rate	80.1%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Illiopolis	Loami
Population	822 → 854 (+3.9%)	1,055 → 830 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$64,063 → $74,219 (+15.9%)	$55,000 → $53,750 (-2.3%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $96,500 (+9.2%)	$93,800 → $108,800 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $675 (+8.0%)	$803 → $871 (+8.5%)

Illiopolis

Population

822854

Median household income

$64,063$74,219

Median home value

$88,400$96,500

Median gross rent

$625$675

Loami

Population

1,055830

Median household income

$55,000$53,750

Median home value

$93,800$108,800

Median gross rent

$803$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Illiopolis	Loami
Under 5	6.6%	8.8%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	17.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	19.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.4%
75 and over	6.8%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Illiopolis	Loami
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	88.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Illiopolis	Loami
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.3%
High school graduate	47.2%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Illiopolis	Loami
Drove alone	79.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	13.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Illiopolis	Loami
1-unit, detached	81.7%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	31.5%

Poverty & households

	Illiopolis	Loami
Poverty rate	4.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1955	1977