Cedarville vs German Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Cedarville and German Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cedarville has the higher population (705 vs 455 in German Valley). German Valley has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $59,712 in Cedarville). German Valley has the higher median home value ($118,300 vs $110,600 in Cedarville).

Population, income & housing

	Cedarville	German Valley
Population	705	455
Median age	48.1 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,712	$71,420
Median home value	$110,600	$118,300
Median gross rent	$544	$775
Housing units	361	205
Homeownership rate	92.8%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedarville	German Valley
Population	652 → 705 (+8.1%)	553 → 455 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $59,712 (+3.8%)	$57,500 → $71,420 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$97,200 → $110,600 (+13.8%)	$89,100 → $118,300 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $544 (-24.1%)	$654 → $775 (+18.5%)

Cedarville

Population

652705

Median household income

$57,500$59,712

Median home value

$97,200$110,600

Median gross rent

$717$544

German Valley

Population

553455

Median household income

$57,500$71,420

Median home value

$89,100$118,300

Median gross rent

$654$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedarville	German Valley
Under 5	3.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	7.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.6%
75 and over	14.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedarville	German Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedarville	German Valley
No high school diploma	10.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	32.6%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedarville	German Valley
Drove alone	75.6%	90.4%
Carpooled	13.4%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedarville	German Valley
1-unit, detached	91.4%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cedarville	German Valley
Poverty rate	13.2%	6.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1958	1970