COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anchor vs Bloomington
PLACE A
Anchor, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Bloomington, Illinois
Anchor is 100% smaller than Bloomington. Bloomington earns more, with a median household income $5,134 higher. Anchor has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 3%).
ANCHORBLOOMINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population15578,804−100% vs Bloomington
Population density9062,907−2,000
Population growth11.6%2.7%+8.9 pts
Median age34.236.2−2.0
Male57.3%48.7%+8.6 pts
Female42.7%51.3%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%69.4%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Asian0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Other19.4%4.8%+14.6 pts
Median household income$72,250$77,384−$5,134
Per capita income$21,879$45,655−$23,776
Poverty rate14.4%11.0%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2290.468−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.1%48.7%−45.6 pts
Graduate degree0.8%16.9%−16.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation53.0%66.9%−13.9 pts
Median home value$98,100$203,300−$105,200
Median gross rent$1,050$1,050Even
Owner-occupied98.6%61.9%+36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%6.1%+8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.8%−34.8 pts
Average commute20.416.8+3.7
Worked from home21.1%20.7%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025