Manhattan vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Manhattan and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Manhattan has the higher population (10,315 vs 7,109 in University Park). Manhattan has the higher median household income ($128,375 vs $65,580 in University Park). Manhattan has the higher median home value ($314,400 vs $137,800 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Manhattan	University Park
Population	10,315	7,109
Median age	32.1 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$128,375	$65,580
Median home value	$314,400	$137,800
Median gross rent	$1,220	$1,530
Housing units	3,413	2,576
Homeownership rate	88.4%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manhattan	University Park
Population	8,164 → 10,315 (+26.3%)	6,947 → 7,109 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$102,725 → $128,375 (+25.0%)	$52,250 → $65,580 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$241,400 → $314,400 (+30.2%)	$124,100 → $137,800 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,321 → $1,220 (-7.6%)	$978 → $1,530 (+56.4%)

Manhattan

Population

8,16410,315

Median household income

$102,725$128,375

Median home value

$241,400$314,400

Median gross rent

$1,321$1,220

University Park

Population

6,9477,109

Median household income

$52,250$65,580

Median home value

$124,100$137,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,530

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manhattan	University Park
Under 5	8.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	5.3%	5.6%
75 and over	2.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manhattan	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	8.9%
Black or African American	3.2%	82.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manhattan	University Park
No high school diploma	1.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	25.9%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manhattan	University Park
Drove alone	77.2%	70.8%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.7%
Public transit	1.9%	4.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	6.9%
Other means	0.4%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manhattan	University Park
1-unit, detached	67.8%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	23.8%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Manhattan	University Park
Poverty rate	3.3%	14.5%
Average household size	3.10	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	37	35
Median year structure built	2004	1976