COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluford vs Herrin
PLACE A
Bluford, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Herrin, Illinois
Bluford is 95% smaller than Herrin. Herrin earns more, with a median household income $8,392 higher. Herrin has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
BLUFORDHERRINDIFFERENCE
Total population60712,268−95% vs Herrin
Population density3831,268−886
Population growth-8.4%-1.2%−7.2 pts
Median age34.741.2−6.5
Male54.0%49.0%+5.0 pts
Female46.0%51.0%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.9%85.8%+11.1 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%4.3%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.0%5.3%−4.3 pts
Median household income$51,583$59,975−$8,392
Per capita income$28,462$36,228−$7,766
Poverty rate13.9%14.5%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%22.8%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree4.0%9.5%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.9%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation67.3%62.8%+4.5 pts
Median home value$94,500$113,300−$18,800
Median gross rent$786$1,002−$216
Owner-occupied76.8%65.7%+11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%10.1%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households27.1%45.6%−18.5 pts
Average commute32.321.9+10.4
Worked from home2.9%10.9%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.3%4.6%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025