COMPARING TWO PLACES
Indiana vs Illinois
PLACE A
Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
Indiana is 46% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $11,433 higher.
INDIANAILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population6,851,07312,694,798−46% vs Illinois
Population density191229−37
Population growth4.7%-0.1%+4.8 pts
Median age38.139.0−0.9
Male49.6%49.4%+0.2 pts
Female50.4%50.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born6.3%14.7%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.4%58.1%+17.3 pts
Black9.1%13.3%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%18.8%−10.2 pts
Asian2.6%5.9%−3.3 pts
Other4.3%3.9%+0.5 pts
Median household income$71,957$83,390−$11,433
Per capita income$38,351$46,406−$8,055
Poverty rate12.3%11.8%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.481−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%37.8%−8.4 pts
Graduate degree10.8%15.3%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.8%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation63.8%65.0%−1.2 pts
Median home value$218,200$263,300−$45,100
Median gross rent$1,062$1,274−$212
Owner-occupied70.6%67.1%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%7.7%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.4%44.5%−0.1 pts
Average commute24.127.8−3.6
Worked from home10.7%15.9%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%5.8%−5.2 pts
Uninsured7.4%6.9%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024