COMPARING TWO PLACES
Armington vs Normal
PLACE A
Armington, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Normal, Illinois
Armington is 99% smaller than Normal. Normal earns more, with a median household income $2,702 higher. Normal has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -10%).
ARMINGTONNORMALDIFFERENCE
Total population30353,275−99% vs Normal
Population density1,0632,887−1,824
Population growth-9.6%0.5%−10.1 pts
Median age36.325.0+11.3
Male53.1%47.8%+5.3 pts
Female46.9%52.2%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.1%75.4%+2.7 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.5%7.2%+10.3 pts
Asian0.3%4.1%−3.8 pts
Other4.1%2.4%+1.6 pts
Median household income$62,083$64,785−$2,702
Per capita income$21,582$36,168−$14,586
Poverty rate25.9%21.4%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%52.9%−36.6 pts
Graduate degree2.7%19.1%−16.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.9%3.9%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%62.1%−4.6 pts
Median home value$93,300$213,600−$120,300
Median gross rent$1,656$965+$691
Owner-occupied88.5%54.8%+33.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%8.2%+9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households7.7%52.1%−44.5 pts
Average commute25.816.5+9.4
Worked from home10.3%13.4%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%4.9%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025