COMPARING TWO PLACES
Illinois vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Illinois is 80% larger than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $20,570 higher. Massachusetts has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
ILLINOISMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population12,694,7987,044,056+80% vs Massachusetts
Population density229903−674
Population growth-0.1%7.4%−7.5 pts
Median age39.040.0−1.0
Male49.4%48.9%+0.5 pts
Female50.6%51.1%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born14.7%18.0%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.1%66.6%−8.5 pts
Black13.3%6.4%+6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.8%13.3%+5.5 pts
Asian5.9%7.3%−1.3 pts
Other3.9%6.5%−2.6 pts
Median household income$83,390$103,960−$20,570
Per capita income$46,406$57,897−$11,491
Poverty rate11.8%10.0%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.489Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%47.3%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree15.3%21.8%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.2%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation65.0%67.0%−2.0 pts
Median home value$263,300$562,100−$298,800
Median gross rent$1,274$1,762−$488
Owner-occupied67.1%62.5%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%8.1%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.5%48.9%−4.4 pts
Average commute27.829.1−1.3
Worked from home15.9%18.6%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work5.8%6.5%−0.7 pts
Uninsured6.9%2.6%+4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024