Allerton vs Alvan (Alvin)

A side-by-side comparison of Allerton and Alvan (Alvin): population, income, housing, and more.

Allerton and Alvan (Alvin) are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Allerton has the higher population (217 vs 182 in Alvan (Alvin)). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median household income ($94,167 vs $51,667 in Allerton). Allerton has the higher median home value ($106,700 vs $84,400 in Alvan (Alvin)).

Population, income & housing

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
Population	217	182
Median age	45.6 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$94,167
Median home value	$106,700	$84,400
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	117	102
Homeownership rate	77.6%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
Population	270 → 217 (-19.6%)	327 → 182 (-44.3%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $51,667 (+2.3%)	$53,571 → $94,167 (+75.8%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,700 (+28.7%)	$63,800 → $84,400 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $775 (+1.8%)	—

Allerton

Population

270217

Median household income

$50,500$51,667

Median home value

$82,900$106,700

Median gross rent

$761$775

Alvan (Alvin)

Population

327182

Median household income

$53,571$94,167

Median home value

$63,800$84,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
Under 5	9.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	11.5%	2.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	14.8%
25 to 34	7.4%	7.1%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	21.4%
55 to 64	19.8%	18.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.8%
75 and over	5.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	95.6%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
No high school diploma	6.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	56.6%	63.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
Drove alone	88.7%	83.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
1-unit, detached	76.9%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Allerton	Alvan (Alvin)
Poverty rate	16.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1965	1938