Herrick vs Oconee

A side-by-side comparison of Herrick and Oconee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Herrick has the higher population (405 vs 185 in Oconee). Oconee has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $58,750 in Herrick). Oconee has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $70,800 in Herrick).

Population, income & housing

	Herrick	Oconee
Population	405	185
Median age	33.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$65,000
Median home value	$70,800	$101,900
Median gross rent	$1,063	$900
Housing units	163	93
Homeownership rate	85.8%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herrick	Oconee
Population	328 → 405 (+23.5%)	176 → 185 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$39,219 → $58,750 (+49.8%)	$58,750 → $65,000 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$47,100 → $70,800 (+50.3%)	$69,000 → $101,900 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $1,063 (+101.3%)	$665 → $900 (+35.3%)

Herrick

Population

328405

Median household income

$39,219$58,750

Median home value

$47,100$70,800

Median gross rent

$528$1,063

Oconee

Population

176185

Median household income

$58,750$65,000

Median home value

$69,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$665$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herrick	Oconee
Under 5	4.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	24.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	1.6%
25 to 34	17.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	4.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.4%
75 and over	8.6%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herrick	Oconee
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	98.4%
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	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herrick	Oconee
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.4%
High school graduate	55.5%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herrick	Oconee
Drove alone	83.0%	70.9%
Carpooled	0.6%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	7.6%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herrick	Oconee
1-unit, detached	63.2%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Herrick	Oconee
Poverty rate	8.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	35	23
Median year structure built	1975	1969