COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Illinois
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
North Carolina is 15% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $11,002 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 0%).
NORTH CAROLINAILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,40412,694,798−15% vs Illinois
Population density221229−8
Population growth9.5%-0.1%+9.6 pts
Median age39.139.0+0.1
Male48.9%49.4%−0.5 pts
Female51.1%50.6%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born9.1%14.7%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%58.1%+1.9 pts
Black20.0%13.3%+6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%18.8%−7.5 pts
Asian3.3%5.9%−2.7 pts
Other5.4%3.9%+1.5 pts
Median household income$72,388$83,390−$11,002
Per capita income$41,385$46,406−$5,021
Poverty rate13.0%11.8%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.481Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%37.8%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree13.5%15.3%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.8%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation62.8%65.0%−2.2 pts
Median home value$288,900$263,300+$25,600
Median gross rent$1,228$1,274−$46
Owner-occupied66.6%67.1%−0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%7.7%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%44.5%+0.2 pts
Average commute25.127.8−2.7
Worked from home16.3%15.9%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%5.8%−5.2 pts
Uninsured9.9%6.9%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024