Alvan (Alvin) vs Olivet

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

Alvan (Alvin) and Olivet 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 156 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median home value ($129,500 vs $84,400 in Alvan (Alvin)). Since 2019, Alvan (Alvin)'s population has grown faster (-44.3% vs -56.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
Population	182	156
Median age	52.9 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$94,167	—
Median home value	$84,400	$129,500
Housing units	102	112
Homeownership rate	90.0%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
Population	327 → 182 (-44.3%)	355 → 156 (-56.1%)
Median household income	$53,571 → $94,167 (+75.8%)	$38,281 → $67,778 (+77.1%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $84,400 (+32.3%)	$69,000 → $129,500 (+87.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $692 (+0.7%)

Alvan (Alvin)

Population

327182

Median household income

$53,571$94,167

Median home value

$63,800$84,400

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)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
Under 5	2.7%	14.7%
5 to 17	2.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	14.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	26.3%
45 to 54	21.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.7%	5.8%
65 to 74	14.8%	18.6%
75 and over	9.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	63.4%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
Drove alone	83.8%	91.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
1-unit, detached	95.1%	92.9%
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%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Alvan (Alvin)	Olivet
Poverty rate	7.7%	14.9%
Average household size	2.28	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1938	1973