Armington vs Deer Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Armington and Deer Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deer Creek has the higher population (566 vs 382 in Armington). Deer Creek has the higher median household income ($87,813 vs $56,250 in Armington). Deer Creek has the higher median home value ($141,400 vs $100,000 in Armington).

Population, income & housing

	Armington	Deer Creek
Population	382	566
Median age	45.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$87,813
Median home value	$100,000	$141,400
Median gross rent	$1,375	$1,108
Housing units	154	267
Homeownership rate	86.2%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armington	Deer Creek
Population	380 → 382 (+0.5%)	601 → 566 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$42,321 → $56,250 (+32.9%)	$58,281 → $87,813 (+50.7%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $100,000 (+26.1%)	$130,100 → $141,400 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,375 (+51.8%)	$904 → $1,108 (+22.6%)

Armington

Population

380382

Median household income

$42,321$56,250

Median home value

$79,300$100,000

Median gross rent

$906$1,375

Deer Creek

Population

601566

Median household income

$58,281$87,813

Median home value

$130,100$141,400

Median gross rent

$904$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armington	Deer Creek
Under 5	11.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	12.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	5.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	22.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	9.4%
75 and over	5.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armington	Deer Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armington	Deer Creek
No high school diploma	9.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armington	Deer Creek
Drove alone	80.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	13.0%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	3.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armington	Deer Creek
1-unit, detached	92.2%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Armington	Deer Creek
Poverty rate	21.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.94	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1947	1959