COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maine vs Illinois
PLACE A
Maine
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
Maine is 89% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $8,657 higher.
MAINEILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population1,387,81712,694,798−89% vs Illinois
Population density45229−184
Population growth2.6%-0.1%+2.7 pts
Median age44.839.0+5.8
Male49.3%49.4%−0.1 pts
Female50.7%50.6%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born4.1%14.7%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%58.1%+31.9 pts
Black1.8%13.3%−11.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%18.8%−16.6 pts
Asian1.1%5.9%−4.8 pts
Other5.0%3.9%+1.1 pts
Median household income$74,733$83,390−$8,657
Per capita income$43,742$46,406−$2,664
Poverty rate10.7%11.8%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.481−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%37.8%−1.7 pts
Graduate degree13.7%15.3%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%5.8%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation61.7%65.0%−3.3 pts
Median home value$296,600$263,300+$33,300
Median gross rent$1,139$1,274−$135
Owner-occupied74.3%67.1%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%7.7%+12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%44.5%−0.4 pts
Average commute24.627.8−3.2
Worked from home15.9%15.9%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%5.8%−5.4 pts
Uninsured6.2%6.9%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024