North Pekin vs Tremont

A side-by-side comparison of North Pekin and Tremont: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tremont has the higher population (2,300 vs 1,647 in North Pekin). North Pekin has the higher median household income ($79,730 vs $77,420 in Tremont). Tremont has the higher median home value ($200,600 vs $118,100 in North Pekin).

Population, income & housing

	North Pekin	Tremont
Population	1,647	2,300
Median age	45.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,730	$77,420
Median home value	$118,100	$200,600
Median gross rent	$1,090	$900
Housing units	721	1,151
Homeownership rate	87.8%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Pekin	Tremont
Population	1,554 → 1,647 (+6.0%)	2,082 → 2,300 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$57,847 → $79,730 (+37.8%)	$66,744 → $77,420 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $118,100 (+31.5%)	$164,200 → $200,600 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $1,090 (+17.5%)	$638 → $900 (+41.1%)

North Pekin

Population

1,5541,647

Median household income

$57,847$79,730

Median home value

$89,800$118,100

Median gross rent

$928$1,090

Tremont

Population

2,0822,300

Median household income

$66,744$77,420

Median home value

$164,200$200,600

Median gross rent

$638$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Pekin	Tremont
Under 5	3.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	13.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	20.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.9%
75 and over	6.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Pekin	Tremont
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Pekin	Tremont
No high school diploma	9.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Pekin	Tremont
Drove alone	83.0%	80.9%
Carpooled	11.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Pekin	Tremont
1-unit, detached	99.2%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Pekin	Tremont
Poverty rate	11.3%	4.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1965	1964