Potomac vs Rankin

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

Potomac and Rankin 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 560 in Rankin). Potomac has the higher median household income ($52,404 vs $47,125 in Rankin). Potomac has the higher median home value ($79,600 vs $57,700 in Rankin).

Population, income & housing

	Potomac	Rankin
Population	612	560
Median age	39.3 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,404	$47,125
Median home value	$79,600	$57,700
Median gross rent	$742	$718
Housing units	278	265
Homeownership rate	82.4%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	23.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potomac	Rankin
Population	804 → 612 (-23.9%)	543 → 560 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$50,341 → $52,404 (+4.1%)	$49,375 → $47,125 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $79,600 (+4.2%)	$51,700 → $57,700 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $742 (+15.8%)	$658 → $718 (+9.1%)

Potomac

Population

804612

Median household income

$50,341$52,404

Median home value

$76,400$79,600

Median gross rent

$641$742

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)

	Potomac	Rankin
Under 5	8.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	23.9%	24.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	22.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	4.6%
75 and over	6.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potomac	Rankin
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potomac	Rankin
No high school diploma	8.9%	18.2%
High school graduate	46.7%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potomac	Rankin
Drove alone	87.3%	75.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	8.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potomac	Rankin
1-unit, detached	86.0%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Potomac	Rankin
Poverty rate	6.7%	39.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1959	1938