Catlin vs Tilton

A side-by-side comparison of Catlin and Tilton: population, income, housing, and more.

Catlin and Tilton are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tilton has the higher population (2,537 vs 2,161 in Catlin). Catlin has the higher median household income ($67,344 vs $53,246 in Tilton). Catlin has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $71,700 in Tilton).

Population, income & housing

	Catlin	Tilton
Population	2,161	2,537
Median age	44.0 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,344	$53,246
Median home value	$119,600	$71,700
Median gross rent	$936	$853
Housing units	1,018	1,319
Homeownership rate	74.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catlin	Tilton
Population	2,086 → 2,161 (+3.6%)	2,611 → 2,537 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$49,408 → $67,344 (+36.3%)	$43,201 → $53,246 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $119,600 (+20.8%)	$65,500 → $71,700 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $936 (+34.7%)	$742 → $853 (+15.0%)

Catlin

Population

2,0862,161

Median household income

$49,408$67,344

Median home value

$99,000$119,600

Median gross rent

$695$936

Tilton

Population

2,6112,537

Median household income

$43,201$53,246

Median home value

$65,500$71,700

Median gross rent

$742$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catlin	Tilton
Under 5	2.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	6.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	13.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	13.7%
75 and over	12.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catlin	Tilton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
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	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catlin	Tilton
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.2%
High school graduate	33.2%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catlin	Tilton
Drove alone	84.3%	89.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catlin	Tilton
1-unit, detached	85.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Catlin	Tilton
Poverty rate	5.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.16	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1965	1961