Eureka vs Metamora

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Metamora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eureka has the higher population (5,095 vs 4,094 in Metamora). Metamora has the higher median household income ($99,091 vs $55,172 in Eureka). Metamora has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $154,600 in Eureka).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Metamora
Population	5,095	4,094
Median age	40.7 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,172	$99,091
Median home value	$154,600	$209,800
Median gross rent	$680	$880
Housing units	2,305	1,604
Homeownership rate	66.6%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	54.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Metamora
Population	5,731 → 5,095 (-11.1%)	3,773 → 4,094 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$57,873 → $55,172 (-4.7%)	$63,710 → $99,091 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$140,000 → $154,600 (+10.4%)	$171,300 → $209,800 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $680 (+13.5%)	$918 → $880 (-4.1%)

Eureka

Population

5,7315,095

Median household income

$57,873$55,172

Median home value

$140,000$154,600

Median gross rent

$599$680

Metamora

Population

3,7734,094

Median household income

$63,710$99,091

Median home value

$171,300$209,800

Median gross rent

$918$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Metamora
Under 5	5.3%	9.5%
5 to 17	13.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	17.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	5.4%
75 and over	13.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Metamora
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	96.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Metamora
No high school diploma	3.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	26.3%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	23.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Metamora
Drove alone	80.0%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Metamora
1-unit, detached	63.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Metamora
Poverty rate	13.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.11	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1970	1989