Hopedale vs South Pekin

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

Hopedale 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 742 in Hopedale). South Pekin has the higher median household income ($64,750 vs $53,958 in Hopedale). Hopedale has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $106,000 in South Pekin).

Population, income & housing

	Hopedale	South Pekin
Population	742	949
Median age	46.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,958	$64,750
Median home value	$135,600	$106,000
Median gross rent	$881	$741
Housing units	326	380
Homeownership rate	59.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopedale	South Pekin
Population	887 → 742 (-16.3%)	1,170 → 949 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$60,714 → $53,958 (-11.1%)	$49,167 → $64,750 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $135,600 (+22.4%)	$80,000 → $106,000 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $881 (+3.6%)	$739 → $741 (+0.3%)

Hopedale

Population

887742

Median household income

$60,714$53,958

Median home value

$110,800$135,600

Median gross rent

$850$881

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)

	Hopedale	South Pekin
Under 5	9.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	10.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.4%
75 and over	20.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopedale	South Pekin
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.5%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopedale	South Pekin
No high school diploma	7.4%	11.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopedale	South Pekin
Drove alone	78.3%	88.1%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.9%
Walked	6.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.9%	2.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopedale	South Pekin
1-unit, detached	73.3%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopedale	South Pekin
Poverty rate	24.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.13	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1962	1960