COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowen vs Quincy
PLACE A
Bowen, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Quincy, Florida
Bowen is 95% smaller than Quincy. Bowen earns more, with a median household income $31,625 higher. Quincy has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -6%).
BOWENQUINCYDIFFERENCE
Total population4418,162−95% vs Quincy
Population density1,030701+330
Population growth-6.1%-0.0%−6.0 pts
Median age36.035.9+0.1
Male46.9%50.4%−3.5 pts
Female53.1%49.6%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%12.1%+78.8 pts
Black0.0%61.3%−61.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%22.4%−22.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other8.9%4.2%+4.7 pts
Median household income$63,750$32,125+$31,625
Per capita income$24,317$18,368+$5,949
Poverty rate10.9%42.7%−31.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.569−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%19.3%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree2.9%6.8%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%4.1%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation63.8%44.9%+18.9 pts
Median home value$80,700$125,500−$44,800
Median gross rent$579$1,047−$468
Owner-occupied81.6%57.6%+23.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%12.0%−8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.1%66.7%−31.5 pts
Average commute23.731.0−7.2
Worked from home8.7%6.5%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.4%19.7%−17.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025