COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bethalto vs Edwardsville
PLACE A
Bethalto, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Edwardsville, Pennsylvania
Bethalto is 87% larger than Edwardsville. Bethalto earns more, with a median household income $19,909 higher.
BETHALTOEDWARDSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population9,2024,927+87% vs Edwardsville
Population density1,2124,158−2,946
Population growth-2.2%2.3%−4.6 pts
Median age40.839.9+0.9
Male47.1%43.3%+3.8 pts
Female52.9%56.7%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.1%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.1%66.2%+25.9 pts
Black1.1%14.5%−13.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%13.7%−13.4 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other5.9%5.6%+0.3 pts
Median household income$64,775$44,866+$19,909
Per capita income$36,311$28,870+$7,441
Poverty rate12.3%26.1%−13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.475−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%10.9%+19.6 pts
Graduate degree10.1%3.2%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%12.5%−8.4 pts
Labor force participation61.7%66.7%−5.0 pts
Median home value$168,900$123,200+$45,700
Median gross rent$981$1,069−$88
Owner-occupied80.1%45.5%+34.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%7.2%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%55.8%−11.1 pts
Average commute23.119.0+4.1
Worked from home12.1%5.7%+6.4 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured4.4%4.9%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025