COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beecher vs Crete
PLACE A
Beecher, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Crete, Illinois
Beecher and Crete are close in size. Crete earns more, with a median household income $59,632 higher. Crete has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
BEECHERCRETEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,4128,345+1% vs Crete
Population density1,430886+544
Population growth-13.6%2.5%−16.1 pts
Median age34.448.9−14.5
Male45.4%47.9%−2.5 pts
Female54.6%52.1%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.5%3.0%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.9%47.2%−21.3 pts
Black59.1%38.9%+20.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%7.6%−0.5 pts
Asian0.1%1.0%−0.9 pts
Other7.9%5.4%+2.6 pts
Median household income$37,515$97,147−$59,632
Per capita income$23,890$58,086−$34,196
Poverty rate31.3%3.9%+27.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5420.498+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%32.3%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree1.1%15.3%−14.2 pts
Unemployment rate19.2%6.0%+13.2 pts
Labor force participation51.1%62.0%−10.9 pts
Median home value$51,500$228,500−$177,000
Median gross rent$906$1,309−$403
Owner-occupied48.6%90.0%−41.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.6%4.5%+17.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.1%61.0%−9.8 pts
Average commute26.138.2−12.0
Worked from home3.5%10.7%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work5.7%1.5%+4.2 pts
Uninsured6.9%1.8%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024