COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluffs vs Chatham
PLACE A
Bluffs, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Bluffs is 50% smaller than Chatham. Bluffs earns more, with a median household income $10,589 higher. Chatham has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -14%).
BLUFFSCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population5921,191−50% vs Chatham
Population density663587+76
Population growth-13.6%-2.9%−10.7 pts
Median age44.838.7+6.1
Male57.6%51.3%+6.3 pts
Female42.4%48.7%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%5.7%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%73.1%+14.2 pts
Black0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%6.4%+4.7 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other0.6%7.4%−6.8 pts
Median household income$69,250$58,661+$10,589
Per capita income$39,555$30,311+$9,244
Poverty rate4.7%7.8%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.423+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%36.1%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree1.8%14.9%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%3.3%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation54.7%52.2%+2.5 pts
Median home value$73,600$174,300−$100,700
Median gross rent$700$1,004−$304
Owner-occupied72.5%67.2%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.7%12.4%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households26.6%27.1%−0.6 pts
Average commute22.317.7+4.6
Worked from home6.6%4.4%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.3%14.7%−6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025