Hoopeston vs Tilton

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

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

Hoopeston has the higher population (5,039 vs 2,537 in Tilton). Hoopeston has the higher median household income ($55,180 vs $53,246 in Tilton). Tilton has the higher median home value ($71,700 vs $63,400 in Hoopeston).

Population, income & housing

	Hoopeston	Tilton
Population	5,039	2,537
Median age	44.5 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,180	$53,246
Median home value	$63,400	$71,700
Median gross rent	$803	$853
Housing units	2,529	1,319
Homeownership rate	68.8%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoopeston	Tilton
Population	5,102 → 5,039 (-1.2%)	2,611 → 2,537 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$43,914 → $55,180 (+25.7%)	$43,201 → $53,246 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $63,400 (+1.4%)	$65,500 → $71,700 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $803 (+29.3%)	$742 → $853 (+15.0%)

Hoopeston

Population

5,1025,039

Median household income

$43,914$55,180

Median home value

$62,500$63,400

Median gross rent

$621$803

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)

	Hoopeston	Tilton
Under 5	1.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	6.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	13.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	16.0%	13.7%
75 and over	6.1%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoopeston	Tilton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	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	5.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoopeston	Tilton
No high school diploma	13.9%	10.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoopeston	Tilton
Drove alone	75.6%	89.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	3.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoopeston	Tilton
1-unit, detached	80.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Hoopeston	Tilton
Poverty rate	15.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.23	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1940	1961