COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bismarck vs Rantoul
PLACE A
Bismarck, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rantoul, Illinois
Bismarck is 95% smaller than Rantoul. Bismarck earns more, with a median household income $30,892 higher.
BISMARCKRANTOULDIFFERENCE
Total population57711,991−95% vs Rantoul
Population density7771,412−636
Population growth0.5%-4.4%+4.9 pts
Median age41.836.6+5.2
Male46.5%47.0%−0.4 pts
Female53.5%53.0%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%52.0%+39.9 pts
Black0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%20.1%−14.6 pts
Asian1.6%0.8%+0.7 pts
Other1.0%9.2%−8.2 pts
Median household income$79,583$48,691+$30,892
Per capita income$32,096$28,208+$3,888
Poverty rate9.9%16.9%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.409−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%12.4%+9.3 pts
Graduate degree10.4%4.9%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.2%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation65.9%55.8%+10.1 pts
Median home value$114,500$118,200−$3,700
Median gross rent$856$890−$34
Owner-occupied82.1%55.0%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.0%11.7%−10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%44.0%−10.6 pts
Average commute23.919.5+4.4
Worked from home10.5%11.8%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured3.7%10.7%−7.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025