Alvan (Alvin) vs Muncie

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

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

Alvan (Alvin) has the higher population (182 vs 144 in Muncie). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median household income ($94,167 vs $78,750 in Muncie). Alvan (Alvin) has the higher median home value ($84,400 vs $76,700 in Muncie).

Population, income & housing

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
Population	182	144
Median age	52.9 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$94,167	$78,750
Median home value	$84,400	$76,700
Housing units	102	76
Homeownership rate	90.0%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
Population	327 → 182 (-44.3%)	122 → 144 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$53,571 → $94,167 (+75.8%)	$43,250 → $78,750 (+82.1%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $84,400 (+32.3%)	$55,000 → $76,700 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $725 (+16.0%)

Alvan (Alvin)

Population

327182

Median household income

$53,571$94,167

Median home value

$63,800$84,400

Muncie

Population

122144

Median household income

$43,250$78,750

Median home value

$55,000$76,700

Median gross rent

$625$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
Under 5	2.7%	2.1%
5 to 17	2.7%	7.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	21.4%	16.7%
55 to 64	18.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.8%	28.5%
75 and over	9.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
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%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
No high school diploma	10.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	63.4%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
Drove alone	83.8%	96.3%
Carpooled	6.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Muncie
1-unit, detached	95.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
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)	Muncie
Poverty rate	7.7%	5.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1938	1942