Armington vs South Pekin

A side-by-side comparison of Armington and South Pekin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Pekin has the higher population (949 vs 382 in Armington). South Pekin has the higher median household income ($64,750 vs $56,250 in Armington). South Pekin has the higher median home value ($106,000 vs $100,000 in Armington).

Population, income & housing

	Armington	South Pekin
Population	382	949
Median age	45.0 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$64,750
Median home value	$100,000	$106,000
Median gross rent	$1,375	$741
Housing units	154	380
Homeownership rate	86.2%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armington	South Pekin
Population	380 → 382 (+0.5%)	1,170 → 949 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$42,321 → $56,250 (+32.9%)	$49,167 → $64,750 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $100,000 (+26.1%)	$80,000 → $106,000 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,375 (+51.8%)	$739 → $741 (+0.3%)

Armington

Population

380382

Median household income

$42,321$56,250

Median home value

$79,300$100,000

Median gross rent

$906$1,375

South Pekin

Population

1,170949

Median household income

$49,167$64,750

Median home value

$80,000$106,000

Median gross rent

$739$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armington	South Pekin
Under 5	11.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	5.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	22.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.4%
75 and over	5.5%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armington	South Pekin
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armington	South Pekin
No high school diploma	9.6%	11.6%
High school graduate	40.4%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armington	South Pekin
Drove alone	80.6%	88.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.9%
Public transit	1.4%	0.9%
Walked	2.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.1%	2.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armington	South Pekin
1-unit, detached	92.2%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Armington	South Pekin
Poverty rate	21.5%	11.7%
Average household size	2.94	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1947	1960