Monee vs University Park

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

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

University Park has the higher population (7,109 vs 5,104 in Monee). Monee has the higher median household income ($89,571 vs $65,580 in University Park). Monee has the higher median home value ($226,400 vs $137,800 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Monee	University Park
Population	5,104	7,109
Median age	38.4 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$89,571	$65,580
Median home value	$226,400	$137,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,530
Housing units	2,262	2,576
Homeownership rate	96.6%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monee	University Park
Population	5,082 → 5,104 (+0.4%)	6,947 → 7,109 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$71,082 → $89,571 (+26.0%)	$52,250 → $65,580 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $226,400 (+38.6%)	$124,100 → $137,800 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,321 (+54.5%)	$978 → $1,530 (+56.4%)

Monee

Population

5,0825,104

Median household income

$71,082$89,571

Median home value

$163,400$226,400

Median gross rent

$855$1,321

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)

	Monee	University Park
Under 5	6.7%	9.3%
5 to 17	11.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	13.2%
25 to 34	21.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	5.6%
75 and over	8.6%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monee	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	8.9%
Black or African American	33.7%	82.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monee	University Park
No high school diploma	11.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	27.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monee	University Park
Drove alone	77.0%	70.8%
Carpooled	1.4%	7.7%
Public transit	4.6%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	6.9%
Other means	8.1%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monee	University Park
1-unit, detached	80.2%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Monee	University Park
Poverty rate	5.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.37	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	2003	1976