Davis vs German Valley

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

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

German Valley has the higher population (455 vs 425 in Davis). German Valley has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $64,107 in Davis). Davis has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $118,300 in German Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Davis	German Valley
Population	425	455
Median age	47.9 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,107	$71,420
Median home value	$150,000	$118,300
Median gross rent	$918	$775
Housing units	207	205
Homeownership rate	80.8%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis	German Valley
Population	551 → 425 (-22.9%)	553 → 455 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$53,068 → $64,107 (+20.8%)	$57,500 → $71,420 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$105,500 → $150,000 (+42.2%)	$89,100 → $118,300 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $918 (+8.0%)	$654 → $775 (+18.5%)

Davis

Population

551425

Median household income

$53,068$64,107

Median home value

$105,500$150,000

Median gross rent

$850$918

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)

	Davis	German Valley
Under 5	7.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	19.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.6%
75 and over	9.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis	German Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis	German Valley
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	33.7%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis	German Valley
Drove alone	75.1%	90.4%
Carpooled	2.7%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	6.6%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis	German Valley
1-unit, detached	94.2%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Davis	German Valley
Poverty rate	3.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.20	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1952	1970