Mill Shoals vs Springerton

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

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

Mill Shoals has the higher population (138 vs 86 in Springerton). Mill Shoals has the higher median household income ($58,542 vs $36,250 in Springerton). Mill Shoals has the higher median home value ($60,000 vs $52,500 in Springerton).

Population, income & housing

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
Population	138	86
Median age	39.4 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,542	$36,250
Median home value	$60,000	$52,500
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	76	49
Homeownership rate	96.9%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
Population	218 → 138 (-36.7%)	106 → 86 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $58,542 (+17.8%)	$61,250 → $36,250 (-40.8%)
Median home value	$52,200 → $60,000 (+14.9%)	$38,800 → $52,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$688 → $875 (+27.2%)

Mill Shoals

Population

218138

Median household income

$49,688$58,542

Median home value

$52,200$60,000

Springerton

Population

10686

Median household income

$61,250$36,250

Median home value

$38,800$52,500

Median gross rent

$688$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
Under 5	2.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	8.1%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.5%
25 to 34	16.7%	20.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	2.3%
45 to 54	5.1%	22.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	23.3%
65 to 74	19.6%	2.3%
75 and over	10.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	89.5%
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%	3.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
No high school diploma	14.0%	15.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
Drove alone	94.8%	97.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
1-unit, detached	53.9%	38.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.7%	61.2%

Poverty & households

	Mill Shoals	Springerton
Poverty rate	9.4%	15.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1975	1991