Pittsburg vs Whiteash

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

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

Pittsburg has the higher population (515 vs 320 in Whiteash). Whiteash has the higher median household income ($109,149 vs $54,063 in Pittsburg). Whiteash has the higher median home value ($270,000 vs $101,900 in Pittsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
Population	515	320
Median age	49.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$109,149
Median home value	$101,900	$270,000
Median gross rent	$1,007	—
Housing units	266	127
Homeownership rate	80.3%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
Population	552 → 515 (-6.7%)	148 → 320 (+116.2%)
Median household income	$40,568 → $54,063 (+33.3%)	$47,917 → $109,149 (+127.8%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $101,900 (+30.8%)	$130,400 → $270,000 (+107.1%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,007 (+6.0%)	—

Pittsburg

Population

552515

Median household income

$40,568$54,063

Median home value

$77,900$101,900

Median gross rent

$950$1,007

Whiteash

Population

148320

Median household income

$47,917$109,149

Median home value

$130,400$270,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	14.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	28.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	21.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.9%	10.6%
75 and over	8.5%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
No high school diploma	10.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.3%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
Drove alone	92.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
1-unit, detached	74.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	25.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pittsburg	Whiteash
Poverty rate	17.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1966	2001