COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atkinson vs Kewanee
PLACE A
Atkinson, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kewanee, Illinois
Atkinson is 92% smaller than Kewanee. Atkinson earns more, with a median household income $6,288 higher.
ATKINSONKEWANEEDIFFERENCE
Total population92412,115−92% vs Kewanee
Population density4851,836−1,352
Population growth-0.7%-3.2%+2.4 pts
Median age45.346.3−1.0
Male51.9%51.6%+0.3 pts
Female48.1%48.4%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%78.7%+13.9 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%13.6%−12.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other6.0%4.0%+2.0 pts
Median household income$57,174$50,886+$6,288
Per capita income$39,778$29,324+$10,454
Poverty rate5.7%17.9%−12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.445−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%16.0%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree3.0%5.9%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%8.9%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation70.7%54.3%+16.4 pts
Median home value$119,600$73,200+$46,400
Median gross rent$734$797−$63
Owner-occupied83.0%69.2%+13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%9.7%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households29.9%45.6%−15.7 pts
Average commute23.419.4+4.0
Worked from home4.6%6.9%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.9%2.9%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025