Allerton vs Olivet

A side-by-side comparison of Allerton and Olivet: population, income, housing, and more.

Allerton and Olivet 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 156 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median home value ($129,500 vs $106,700 in Allerton). Since 2019, Allerton's population has grown faster (-19.6% vs -56.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Allerton	Olivet
Population	217	156
Median age	45.6 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	—
Median home value	$106,700	$129,500
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	117	112
Homeownership rate	77.6%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allerton	Olivet
Population	270 → 217 (-19.6%)	355 → 156 (-56.1%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $51,667 (+2.3%)	$38,281 → $67,778 (+77.1%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,700 (+28.7%)	$69,000 → $129,500 (+87.7%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $775 (+1.8%)	$687 → $692 (+0.7%)

Allerton

Population

270217

Median household income

$50,500$51,667

Median home value

$82,900$106,700

Median gross rent

$761$775

Olivet

Population

355156

Median household income

$38,281$67,778

Median home value

$69,000$129,500

Median gross rent

$687$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allerton	Olivet
Under 5	9.7%	14.7%
5 to 17	11.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	5.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	16.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	26.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.8%	5.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	18.6%
75 and over	5.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allerton	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	73.7%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.6%
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	3.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allerton	Olivet
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	56.6%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allerton	Olivet
Drove alone	88.7%	91.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allerton	Olivet
1-unit, detached	76.9%	92.9%
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%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Allerton	Olivet
Poverty rate	16.6%	14.9%
Average household size	2.21	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1965	1973