Enfield vs Mill Shoals

A side-by-side comparison of Enfield and Mill Shoals: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Enfield has the higher population (497 vs 138 in Mill Shoals). Mill Shoals has the higher median household income ($58,542 vs $39,063 in Enfield). Mill Shoals has the higher median home value ($60,000 vs $59,600 in Enfield).

Population, income & housing

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
Population	497	138
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,063	$58,542
Median home value	$59,600	$60,000
Median gross rent	$450	—
Housing units	243	76
Homeownership rate	81.5%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
Population	521 → 497 (-4.6%)	218 → 138 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$32,222 → $39,063 (+21.2%)	$49,688 → $58,542 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $59,600 (+32.4%)	$52,200 → $60,000 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $450 (-3.6%)	—

Enfield

Population

521497

Median household income

$32,222$39,063

Median home value

$45,000$59,600

Median gross rent

$467$450

Mill Shoals

Population

218138

Median household income

$49,688$58,542

Median home value

$52,200$60,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
Under 5	3.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	14.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	6.4%	16.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	5.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	8.0%
65 to 74	12.7%	19.6%
75 and over	10.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	99.3%
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	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
No high school diploma	12.2%	14.0%
High school graduate	38.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
Drove alone	71.9%	94.8%
Carpooled	20.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
1-unit, detached	77.0%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	44.7%

Poverty & households

	Enfield	Mill Shoals
Poverty rate	12.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1951	1975