German Valley vs Ridott

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

German Valley and Ridott 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 130 in Ridott). German Valley has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $65,417 in Ridott). Ridott has the higher median home value ($127,400 vs $118,300 in German Valley).

Population, income & housing

	German Valley	Ridott
Population	455	130
Median age	34.4 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,420	$65,417
Median home value	$118,300	$127,400
Median gross rent	$775	$775
Housing units	205	81
Homeownership rate	74.3%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	German Valley	Ridott
Population	553 → 455 (-17.7%)	164 → 130 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $71,420 (+24.2%)	$39,250 → $65,417 (+66.7%)
Median home value	$89,100 → $118,300 (+32.8%)	$49,400 → $127,400 (+157.9%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $775 (+18.5%)	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)

German Valley

Population

553455

Median household income

$57,500$71,420

Median home value

$89,100$118,300

Median gross rent

$654$775

Ridott

Population

164130

Median household income

$39,250$65,417

Median home value

$49,400$127,400

Median gross rent

$725$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	German Valley	Ridott
Under 5	10.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	4.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	46.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	7.7%
75 and over	6.4%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	German Valley	Ridott
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	German Valley	Ridott
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	33.6%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	German Valley	Ridott
Drove alone	90.4%	57.4%
Carpooled	1.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	26.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	German Valley	Ridott
1-unit, detached	84.9%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	German Valley	Ridott
Poverty rate	6.8%	12.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1970	1946