Fithian vs Rankin

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

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

Rankin has the higher population (560 vs 546 in Fithian). Fithian has the higher median household income ($77,292 vs $47,125 in Rankin). Fithian has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $57,700 in Rankin).

Population, income & housing

	Fithian	Rankin
Population	546	560
Median age	47.2 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,292	$47,125
Median home value	$114,000	$57,700
Median gross rent	$1,031	$718
Housing units	218	265
Homeownership rate	85.1%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	23.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fithian	Rankin
Population	431 → 546 (+26.7%)	543 → 560 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$53,438 → $77,292 (+44.6%)	$49,375 → $47,125 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $114,000 (+29.0%)	$51,700 → $57,700 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,031 (+52.7%)	$658 → $718 (+9.1%)

Fithian

Population

431546

Median household income

$53,438$77,292

Median home value

$88,400$114,000

Median gross rent

$675$1,031

Rankin

Population

543560

Median household income

$49,375$47,125

Median home value

$51,700$57,700

Median gross rent

$658$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fithian	Rankin
Under 5	2.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	24.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	22.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	19.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	15.2%	4.6%
75 and over	7.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fithian	Rankin
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	93.0%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fithian	Rankin
No high school diploma	3.8%	18.2%
High school graduate	45.6%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fithian	Rankin
Drove alone	96.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	0.4%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fithian	Rankin
1-unit, detached	93.6%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Fithian	Rankin
Poverty rate	10.7%	39.0%
Average household size	2.54	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1957	1938