COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anchor vs Normal
PLACE A
Anchor, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Normal, Illinois
Anchor is 100% smaller than Normal. Anchor earns more, with a median household income $7,465 higher. Anchor has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 0%).
ANCHORNORMALDIFFERENCE
Total population15553,275−100% vs Normal
Population density9062,887−1,981
Population growth11.6%0.5%+11.2 pts
Median age34.225.0+9.2
Male57.3%47.8%+9.5 pts
Female42.7%52.2%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%75.4%+5.1 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Other19.4%2.4%+17.0 pts
Median household income$72,250$64,785+$7,465
Per capita income$21,879$36,168−$14,289
Poverty rate14.4%21.4%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2290.514−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher3.1%52.9%−49.8 pts
Graduate degree0.8%19.1%−18.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation53.0%62.1%−9.1 pts
Median home value$98,100$213,600−$115,500
Median gross rent$1,050$965+$85
Owner-occupied98.6%54.8%+43.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%8.2%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.1%−52.1 pts
Average commute20.416.5+4.0
Worked from home21.1%13.4%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025