Mill Shoals vs Norris City

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

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

Norris City has the higher population (1,613 vs 138 in Mill Shoals). Mill Shoals has the higher median household income ($58,542 vs $37,778 in Norris City). Norris City has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $60,000 in Mill Shoals).

Population, income & housing

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
Population	138	1,613
Median age	39.4 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,542	$37,778
Median home value	$60,000	$80,800
Median gross rent	—	$550
Housing units	76	644
Homeownership rate	96.9%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
Population	218 → 138 (-36.7%)	1,127 → 1,613 (+43.1%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $58,542 (+17.8%)	$43,125 → $37,778 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$52,200 → $60,000 (+14.9%)	$56,100 → $80,800 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$519 → $550 (+6.0%)

Mill Shoals

Population

218138

Median household income

$49,688$58,542

Median home value

$52,200$60,000

Norris City

Population

1,1271,613

Median household income

$43,125$37,778

Median home value

$56,100$80,800

Median gross rent

$519$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
Under 5	2.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	20.3%	29.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	16.7%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	5.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	8.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	19.6%	7.1%
75 and over	10.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
No high school diploma	14.0%	16.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
Drove alone	94.8%	77.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
1-unit, detached	53.9%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Mill Shoals	Norris City
Poverty rate	9.4%	23.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1975	1970