COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bergen vs Batavia
PLACE A
Bergen, New York
VS
PLACE B
Batavia, Illinois
Bergen is 95% smaller than Batavia. Batavia earns more, with a median household income $31,150 higher.
BERGENBATAVIADIFFERENCE
Total population1,24226,586−95% vs Batavia
Population density1,6852,444−759
Population growth2.7%0.2%+2.5 pts
Median age37.942.0−4.1
Male54.6%48.5%+6.1 pts
Female45.4%51.5%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born4.9%5.8%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%81.8%+6.3 pts
Black3.0%2.4%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%8.9%−6.6 pts
Asian3.7%1.5%+2.1 pts
Other2.9%5.3%−2.4 pts
Median household income$88,906$120,056−$31,150
Per capita income$40,783$58,410−$17,627
Poverty rate14.9%5.5%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%56.5%−26.5 pts
Graduate degree11.8%23.0%−11.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%2.5%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation68.6%69.0%−0.4 pts
Median home value$170,600$387,400−$216,800
Median gross rent$933$1,347−$414
Owner-occupied79.2%77.2%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%1.2%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.8%58.4%−6.6 pts
Average commute21.628.9−7.3
Worked from home8.3%24.3%−16.0 pts
Public transit to work0.8%2.4%−1.6 pts
Uninsured4.6%2.3%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025