COMPARING TWO PLACES
Michigan vs Illinois
PLACE A
Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
Michigan is 21% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $10,515 higher.
MICHIGANILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population10,077,76112,694,798−21% vs Illinois
Population density178229−50
Population growth2.0%-0.1%+2.1 pts
Median age40.239.0+1.2
Male49.6%49.4%+0.1 pts
Female50.4%50.6%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born7.2%14.7%−7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%58.1%+14.3 pts
Black13.1%13.3%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%18.8%−12.9 pts
Asian3.4%5.9%−2.5 pts
Other5.3%3.9%+1.4 pts
Median household income$72,875$83,390−$10,515
Per capita income$40,735$46,406−$5,671
Poverty rate13.2%11.8%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.481−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%37.8%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree12.7%15.3%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%5.8%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation61.3%65.0%−3.7 pts
Median home value$231,600$263,300−$31,700
Median gross rent$1,129$1,274−$145
Owner-occupied73.2%67.1%+6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%7.7%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.4%44.5%+2.0 pts
Average commute24.227.8−3.6
Worked from home13.5%15.9%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.9%5.8%−4.9 pts
Uninsured4.9%6.9%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024