COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beardstown vs Canton
PLACE A
Beardstown, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Canton, Pennsylvania
Beardstown is 238% larger than Canton. Beardstown earns more, with a median household income $18,455 higher. Beardstown has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
BEARDSTOWNCANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population5,6911,682+238% vs Canton
Population density1,5731,460+112
Population growth-2.8%-12.2%+9.4 pts
Median age32.737.3−4.6
Male47.9%46.7%+1.2 pts
Female52.1%53.3%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born27.9%0.5%+27.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.4%97.7%−50.3 pts
Black7.4%0.0%+7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.3%0.7%+39.6 pts
Asian1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Other3.0%1.6%+1.4 pts
Median household income$60,587$42,132+$18,455
Per capita income$24,304$24,336−$32
Poverty rate13.7%22.2%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.464−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%14.4%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree6.0%4.7%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%8.1%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation58.8%49.5%+9.2 pts
Median home value$82,100$126,300−$44,200
Median gross rent$762$715+$47
Owner-occupied65.9%41.0%+24.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%10.8%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%38.5%−12.9 pts
Average commute17.521.0−3.4
Worked from home1.6%5.2%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured11.7%6.0%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025