COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benld vs Wood River
PLACE A
Benld, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Wood River, Illinois
Benld is 86% smaller than Wood River. Wood River earns more, with a median household income $14,853 higher.
BENLDWOOD RIVERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,40310,224−86% vs Wood River
Population density1,3241,465−142
Population growth-5.9%-1.8%−4.1 pts
Median age45.440.3+5.1
Male52.0%51.9%+0.1 pts
Female48.0%48.1%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born3.0%1.9%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%86.6%+7.7 pts
Black1.7%5.1%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%4.0%−3.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other3.3%4.3%−1.0 pts
Median household income$47,850$62,703−$14,853
Per capita income$34,956$35,016−$60
Poverty rate15.4%13.9%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.388+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%15.5%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree3.3%5.4%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%2.9%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation53.4%63.3%−9.9 pts
Median home value$82,400$108,100−$25,700
Median gross rent$826$936−$110
Owner-occupied68.6%66.8%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.0%10.5%+13.4 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%45.2%−6.2 pts
Average commute25.623.7+2.0
Worked from home5.1%7.6%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured6.4%6.6%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025