Fithian vs Potomac

A side-by-side comparison of Fithian and Potomac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Potomac has the higher population (612 vs 546 in Fithian). Fithian has the higher median household income ($77,292 vs $52,404 in Potomac). Fithian has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $79,600 in Potomac).

Population, income & housing

	Fithian	Potomac
Population	546	612
Median age	47.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,292	$52,404
Median home value	$114,000	$79,600
Median gross rent	$1,031	$742
Housing units	218	278
Homeownership rate	85.1%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fithian	Potomac
Population	431 → 546 (+26.7%)	804 → 612 (-23.9%)
Median household income	$53,438 → $77,292 (+44.6%)	$50,341 → $52,404 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $114,000 (+29.0%)	$76,400 → $79,600 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,031 (+52.7%)	$641 → $742 (+15.8%)

Fithian

Population

431546

Median household income

$53,438$77,292

Median home value

$88,400$114,000

Median gross rent

$675$1,031

Potomac

Population

804612

Median household income

$50,341$52,404

Median home value

$76,400$79,600

Median gross rent

$641$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fithian	Potomac
Under 5	2.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	23.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	7.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	19.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	15.2%	11.3%
75 and over	7.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fithian	Potomac
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	85.6%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
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	1.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fithian	Potomac
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	45.6%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fithian	Potomac
Drove alone	96.2%	87.3%
Carpooled	0.4%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fithian	Potomac
1-unit, detached	93.6%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Fithian	Potomac
Poverty rate	10.7%	6.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1957	1959