COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nevada vs Illinois
PLACE A
Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
Nevada is 75% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $5,130 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 0%).
NEVADAILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population3,184,61212,694,798−75% vs Illinois
Population density29229−200
Population growth15.0%-0.1%+15.1 pts
Median age39.139.0+0.1
Male50.4%49.4%+1.0 pts
Female49.6%50.6%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born19.1%14.7%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%58.1%−13.3 pts
Black9.0%13.3%−4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%18.8%+10.8 pts
Asian8.8%5.9%+2.8 pts
Other7.9%3.9%+4.0 pts
Median household income$78,260$83,390−$5,130
Per capita income$41,354$46,406−$5,052
Poverty rate12.4%11.8%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.481−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%37.8%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree9.8%15.3%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%5.8%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation63.2%65.0%−1.9 pts
Median home value$435,400$263,300+$172,100
Median gross rent$1,597$1,274+$323
Owner-occupied60.0%67.1%−7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%7.7%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%44.5%+8.3 pts
Average commute24.827.8−3.0
Worked from home11.9%15.9%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work2.2%5.8%−3.6 pts
Uninsured11.4%6.9%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024