Green Valley vs South Pekin

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

Green Valley 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 700 in Green Valley). South Pekin has the higher median household income ($64,750 vs $62,986 in Green Valley). Green Valley has the higher median home value ($116,700 vs $106,000 in South Pekin).

Population, income & housing

	Green Valley	South Pekin
Population	700	949
Median age	34.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,986	$64,750
Median home value	$116,700	$106,000
Median gross rent	$725	$741
Housing units	336	380
Homeownership rate	64.0%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green Valley	South Pekin
Population	652 → 700 (+7.4%)	1,170 → 949 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $62,986 (-11.6%)	$49,167 → $64,750 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $116,700 (+18.6%)	$80,000 → $106,000 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $725 (-0.7%)	$739 → $741 (+0.3%)

Green Valley

Population

652700

Median household income

$71,250$62,986

Median home value

$98,400$116,700

Median gross rent

$730$725

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)

	Green Valley	South Pekin
Under 5	6.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	17.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.4%
75 and over	4.7%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green Valley	South Pekin
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green Valley	South Pekin
No high school diploma	5.8%	11.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green Valley	South Pekin
Drove alone	92.7%	88.1%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.6%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green Valley	South Pekin
1-unit, detached	74.4%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Green Valley	South Pekin
Poverty rate	19.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1956	1960