COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bismarck vs Champaign
PLACE A
Bismarck, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Champaign, Illinois
Bismarck is 99% smaller than Champaign. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $23,465 higher. Champaign has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
BISMARCKCHAMPAIGNDIFFERENCE
Total population57791,195−99% vs Champaign
Population density7773,961−3,184
Population growth0.5%8.9%−8.4 pts
Median age41.826.6+15.2
Male46.5%50.5%−3.9 pts
Female53.5%49.5%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%16.9%−16.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%54.5%+37.4 pts
Black0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%7.9%−2.4 pts
Asian1.6%15.8%−14.2 pts
Other1.0%4.6%−3.7 pts
Median household income$79,583$56,118+$23,465
Per capita income$32,096$36,223−$4,127
Poverty rate9.9%25.9%−16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.562−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%52.7%−31.1 pts
Graduate degree10.4%30.2%−19.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%4.8%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation65.9%59.6%+6.3 pts
Median home value$114,500$210,900−$96,400
Median gross rent$856$1,123−$267
Owner-occupied82.1%43.8%+38.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.0%10.9%−9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%48.2%−14.9 pts
Average commute23.914.9+9.0
Worked from home10.5%17.3%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured3.7%5.4%−1.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025