COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluffs vs Jacksonville
PLACE A
Bluffs, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Jacksonville, Oregon
Bluffs is 80% smaller than Jacksonville. Jacksonville earns more, with a median household income $21,091 higher. Jacksonville has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -14%).
BLUFFSJACKSONVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population5922,972−80% vs Jacksonville
Population density6631,571−908
Population growth-13.6%8.4%−22.0 pts
Median age44.855.0−10.2
Male57.6%46.3%+11.4 pts
Female42.4%53.7%−11.4 pts
Foreign-born0.8%6.1%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%94.7%−7.3 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%3.5%+7.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other0.6%1.7%−1.1 pts
Median household income$69,250$90,341−$21,091
Per capita income$39,555$58,277−$18,722
Poverty rate4.7%9.2%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.502−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%45.4%−27.4 pts
Graduate degree1.8%24.5%−22.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%5.3%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation54.7%52.3%+2.3 pts
Median home value$73,600$649,200−$575,600
Median gross rent$700$1,615−$915
Owner-occupied72.5%64.3%+8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.7%13.7%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households26.6%66.0%−39.5 pts
Average commute22.316.9+5.4
Worked from home6.6%13.2%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.3%6.5%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025