COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Illinois
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
Kentucky is 64% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $19,664 higher.
KENTUCKYILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,82412,694,798−64% vs Illinois
Population density115229−114
Population growth3.8%-0.1%+4.0 pts
Median age39.139.0+0.1
Male49.5%49.4%+0.1 pts
Female50.5%50.6%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born4.7%14.7%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%58.1%+23.5 pts
Black7.6%13.3%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%18.8%−13.8 pts
Asian1.6%5.9%−4.3 pts
Other4.3%3.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$63,726$83,390−$19,664
Per capita income$35,821$46,406−$10,585
Poverty rate16.1%11.8%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.481Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%37.8%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree11.3%15.3%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.8%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation59.7%65.0%−5.3 pts
Median home value$205,600$263,300−$57,700
Median gross rent$967$1,274−$307
Owner-occupied68.3%67.1%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%7.7%+2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%44.5%−4.1 pts
Average commute24.027.8−3.8
Worked from home10.2%15.9%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%5.8%−5.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%6.9%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024