COMPARING TWO PLACES
Illinois vs Maine
PLACE A
Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Illinois is 815% larger than Maine. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $8,657 higher.
ILLINOISMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population12,694,7981,387,817+815% vs Maine
Population density22945+184
Population growth-0.1%2.6%−2.7 pts
Median age39.044.8−5.8
Male49.4%49.3%+0.1 pts
Female50.6%50.7%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born14.7%4.1%+10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.1%89.9%−31.9 pts
Black13.3%1.8%+11.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.8%2.2%+16.6 pts
Asian5.9%1.1%+4.8 pts
Other3.9%5.0%−1.1 pts
Median household income$83,390$74,733+$8,657
Per capita income$46,406$43,742+$2,664
Poverty rate11.8%10.7%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%36.2%+1.7 pts
Graduate degree15.3%13.7%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.8%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation65.0%61.7%+3.3 pts
Median home value$263,300$296,600−$33,300
Median gross rent$1,274$1,139+$135
Owner-occupied67.1%74.3%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%20.6%−12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.5%44.1%+0.4 pts
Average commute27.824.6+3.2
Worked from home15.9%15.9%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work5.8%0.5%+5.4 pts
Uninsured6.9%6.2%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024