COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blountstown vs Springfield
PLACE A
Blountstown, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Blountstown is 98% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $14,302 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
BLOUNTSTOWNSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,272112,989−98% vs Springfield
Population density7131,844−1,131
Population growth-9.9%-1.6%−8.3 pts
Median age45.741.0+4.7
Male53.5%48.3%+5.2 pts
Female46.5%51.7%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born3.7%4.9%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.7%69.3%−10.6 pts
Black24.3%19.1%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%3.4%+2.6 pts
Asian0.4%3.0%−2.7 pts
Other10.7%5.2%+5.5 pts
Median household income$51,762$66,064−$14,302
Per capita income$30,228$42,670−$12,442
Poverty rate21.7%16.8%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.495Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%36.3%−22.1 pts
Graduate degree3.5%15.6%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%6.8%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation47.2%58.9%−11.7 pts
Median home value$158,700$162,100−$3,400
Median gross rent$493$975−$482
Owner-occupied65.5%64.3%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%11.1%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households67.6%43.6%+24.1 pts
Average commute24.117.4+6.7
Worked from home4.3%14.5%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured17.9%4.1%+13.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025