Kappa vs Panola

A side-by-side comparison of Kappa and Panola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kappa has the higher population (211 vs 32 in Panola). Panola has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $77,000 in Kappa). Kappa has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $123,200 in Panola).

Population, income & housing

	Kappa	Panola
Population	211	32
Median age	47.6 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,000	$78,750
Median home value	$160,000	$123,200
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	119	21
Homeownership rate	78.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kappa	Panola
Population	215 → 211 (-1.9%)	14 → 32 (+128.6%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $77,000 (-6.7%)	$111,250 → $78,750 (-29.2%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $160,000 (+17.7%)	$167,500 → $123,200 (-26.4%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $850 (+47.8%)	—

Kappa

Population

215211

Median household income

$82,500$77,000

Median home value

$135,900$160,000

Median gross rent

$575$850

Panola

Population

1432

Median household income

$111,250$78,750

Median home value

$167,500$123,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kappa	Panola
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	9.5%	6.3%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	3.1%
45 to 54	22.3%	18.8%
55 to 64	20.9%	31.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	3.1%
75 and over	0.5%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kappa	Panola
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kappa	Panola
No high school diploma	4.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.9%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.4%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kappa	Panola
Drove alone	78.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kappa	Panola
1-unit, detached	74.8%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kappa	Panola
Poverty rate	10.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.03	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1984	2004