Batavia vs Libertyville

A side-by-side comparison of Batavia and Libertyville: population, income, housing, and more.

Batavia and Libertyville are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Batavia has the higher population (635 vs 373 in Libertyville). Libertyville has the higher median household income ($74,107 vs $54,432 in Batavia). Libertyville has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $104,400 in Batavia).

Population, income & housing

	Batavia	Libertyville
Population	635	373
Median age	36.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,432	$74,107
Median home value	$104,400	$177,700
Median gross rent	$1,021	$930
Housing units	304	165
Homeownership rate	83.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Batavia	Libertyville
Population	724 → 635 (-12.3%)	433 → 373 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $54,432 (+18.0%)	$51,719 → $74,107 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $104,400 (+68.4%)	$82,500 → $177,700 (+115.4%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $1,021 (+65.5%)	$796 → $930 (+16.8%)

Batavia

Population

724635

Median household income

$46,146$54,432

Median home value

$62,000$104,400

Median gross rent

$617$1,021

Libertyville

Population

433373

Median household income

$51,719$74,107

Median home value

$82,500$177,700

Median gross rent

$796$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Batavia	Libertyville
Under 5	7.4%	2.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	13.1%
25 to 34	17.0%	5.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	23.8%	20.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.1%
75 and over	2.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Batavia	Libertyville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Batavia	Libertyville
No high school diploma	14.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	38.2%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Batavia	Libertyville
Drove alone	88.5%	84.2%
Carpooled	0.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	7.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Batavia	Libertyville
1-unit, detached	82.6%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Batavia	Libertyville
Poverty rate	13.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1938	1972