COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Dakota vs Illinois
PLACE A
North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Illinois
North Dakota is 94% smaller than Illinois. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $6,733 higher. North Dakota has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 0%).
NORTH DAKOTAILLINOISDIFFERENCE
Total population784,84112,694,798−94% vs Illinois
Population density11229−217
Population growth15.8%-0.1%+16.0 pts
Median age35.939.0−3.1
Male51.2%49.4%+1.8 pts
Female48.8%50.6%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born4.7%14.7%−10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%58.1%+23.7 pts
Black3.3%13.3%−10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%18.8%−14.1 pts
Asian1.6%5.9%−4.3 pts
Other8.7%3.9%+4.8 pts
Median household income$76,657$83,390−$6,733
Per capita income$43,389$46,406−$3,017
Poverty rate10.8%11.8%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.481−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%37.8%−5.2 pts
Graduate degree9.7%15.3%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%5.8%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation68.6%65.0%+3.6 pts
Median home value$249,900$263,300−$13,400
Median gross rent$954$1,274−$320
Owner-occupied62.9%67.1%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%7.7%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households36.3%44.5%−8.2 pts
Average commute17.927.8−9.9
Worked from home8.1%15.9%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%5.8%−5.5 pts
Uninsured6.5%6.9%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024