Minier vs South Pekin

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

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

Minier has the higher population (999 vs 949 in South Pekin). Minier has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $64,750 in South Pekin). Minier has the higher median home value ($138,200 vs $106,000 in South Pekin).

Population, income & housing

	Minier	South Pekin
Population	999	949
Median age	39.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$64,750
Median home value	$138,200	$106,000
Median gross rent	$743	$741
Housing units	471	380
Homeownership rate	85.4%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minier	South Pekin
Population	1,172 → 999 (-14.8%)	1,170 → 949 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$60,288 → $77,500 (+28.5%)	$49,167 → $64,750 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $138,200 (+17.0%)	$80,000 → $106,000 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $743 (-11.8%)	$739 → $741 (+0.3%)

Minier

Population

1,172999

Median household income

$60,288$77,500

Median home value

$118,100$138,200

Median gross rent

$842$743

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)

	Minier	South Pekin
Under 5	4.6%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	18.5%
18 to 24	12.7%	11.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.4%
75 and over	10.4%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minier	South Pekin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	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	4.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minier	South Pekin
No high school diploma	0.9%	11.6%
High school graduate	47.8%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minier	South Pekin
Drove alone	78.3%	88.1%
Carpooled	2.7%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	4.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.1%	2.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minier	South Pekin
1-unit, detached	79.0%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Minier	South Pekin
Poverty rate	7.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1964	1960