COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beardstown vs Springfield
PLACE A
Beardstown, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Beardstown is 95% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $5,477 higher.
BEARDSTOWNSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population5,691112,989−95% vs Springfield
Population density1,5731,844−272
Population growth-2.8%-1.6%−1.2 pts
Median age32.741.0−8.3
Male47.9%48.3%−0.5 pts
Female52.1%51.7%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born27.9%4.9%+23.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.4%69.3%−21.9 pts
Black7.4%19.1%−11.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.3%3.4%+37.0 pts
Asian1.8%3.0%−1.2 pts
Other3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$60,587$66,064−$5,477
Per capita income$24,304$42,670−$18,366
Poverty rate13.7%16.8%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%36.3%−19.6 pts
Graduate degree6.0%15.6%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%6.8%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation58.8%58.9%−0.1 pts
Median home value$82,100$162,100−$80,000
Median gross rent$762$975−$213
Owner-occupied65.9%64.3%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%11.1%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%43.6%−17.9 pts
Average commute17.517.4+0.1
Worked from home1.6%14.5%−12.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured11.7%4.1%+7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025