Hurst vs Whiteash

A side-by-side comparison of Hurst and Whiteash: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hurst has the higher population (685 vs 320 in Whiteash). Whiteash has the higher median household income ($109,149 vs $34,113 in Hurst). Whiteash has the higher median home value ($270,000 vs $73,000 in Hurst).

Population, income & housing

	Hurst	Whiteash
Population	685	320
Median age	54.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$34,113	$109,149
Median home value	$73,000	$270,000
Median gross rent	$376	—
Housing units	393	127
Homeownership rate	52.9%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hurst	Whiteash
Population	744 → 685 (-7.9%)	148 → 320 (+116.2%)
Median household income	$38,438 → $34,113 (-11.3%)	$47,917 → $109,149 (+127.8%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $73,000 (+27.4%)	$130,400 → $270,000 (+107.1%)
Median gross rent	$327 → $376 (+15.0%)	—

Hurst

Population

744685

Median household income

$38,438$34,113

Median home value

$57,300$73,000

Median gross rent

$327$376

Whiteash

Population

148320

Median household income

$47,917$109,149

Median home value

$130,400$270,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hurst	Whiteash
Under 5	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	20.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	28.7%
45 to 54	3.9%	21.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	20.0%	10.6%
75 and over	15.8%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hurst	Whiteash
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hurst	Whiteash
No high school diploma	16.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.9%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hurst	Whiteash
Drove alone	75.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hurst	Whiteash
1-unit, detached	66.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hurst	Whiteash
Poverty rate	24.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1968	2001