COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bishop Hill vs Kewanee
PLACE A
Bishop Hill, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kewanee, Illinois
Bishop Hill is 99% smaller than Kewanee. Bishop Hill earns more, with a median household income $5,543 higher. Kewanee has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
BISHOP HILLKEWANEEDIFFERENCE
Total population11212,115−99% vs Kewanee
Population density2101,836−1,626
Population growth-11.7%-3.2%−8.6 pts
Median age57.546.3+11.2
Male50.7%51.6%−0.9 pts
Female49.3%48.4%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%78.7%+12.3 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%13.6%−12.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other7.5%4.0%+3.4 pts
Median household income$56,429$50,886+$5,543
Per capita income$35,786$29,324+$6,462
Poverty rate9.0%17.9%−8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.445−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%16.0%+21.1 pts
Graduate degree10.2%5.9%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Labor force participation49.1%54.3%−5.2 pts
Median home value$102,500$73,200+$29,300
Median gross rent$592$797−$205
Owner-occupied86.7%69.2%+17.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.6%9.7%−8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.5%45.6%+16.9 pts
Average commute34.019.4+14.6
Worked from home3.7%6.9%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.5%2.9%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025