Alvan (Alvin) vs Henning

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

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

Henning has the higher population (245 vs 182 in Alvan (Alvin)). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median household income ($94,167 vs $79,375 in Henning). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median home value ($84,400 vs $77,200 in Henning).

Population, income & housing

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
Population	182	245
Median age	52.9 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$94,167	$79,375
Median home value	$84,400	$77,200
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	102	114
Homeownership rate	90.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	1.4%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
Population	327 → 182 (-44.3%)	268 → 245 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$53,571 → $94,167 (+75.8%)	$65,625 → $79,375 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $84,400 (+32.3%)	$68,000 → $77,200 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$646 → $950 (+47.1%)

Alvan (Alvin)

Population

327182

Median household income

$53,571$94,167

Median home value

$63,800$84,400

Henning

Population

268245

Median household income

$65,625$79,375

Median home value

$68,000$77,200

Median gross rent

$646$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
Under 5	2.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	2.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	14.8%	19.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	3.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	24.9%
45 to 54	21.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	18.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	2.0%
75 and over	9.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
No high school diploma	10.3%	11.5%
High school graduate	63.4%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
Drove alone	83.8%	83.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
1-unit, detached	95.1%	99.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alvan (Alvin)	Henning
Poverty rate	7.7%	6.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938