COMPARING TWO PLACES
Broughton vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Broughton, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Broughton is 98% smaller than Carbondale. Broughton earns more, with a median household income $6,659 higher.
BROUGHTONCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1808,731−98% vs Carbondale
Population density952,692−2,597
Population growth-4.6%-0.7%−3.9 pts
Median age31.442.3−10.9
Male47.6%51.6%−4.1 pts
Female52.4%48.4%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.4%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%80.2%+8.6 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other11.2%6.7%+4.5 pts
Median household income$54,375$47,716+$6,659
Per capita income$19,605$27,436−$7,831
Poverty rate22.8%26.4%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.455−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%19.0%−13.3 pts
Graduate degree2.5%7.5%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%8.4%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation56.9%52.7%+4.1 pts
Median home value$38,800$132,200−$93,400
Median gross rent$625$660−$35
Owner-occupied81.0%51.2%+29.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.1%11.2%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%49.8%−24.8 pts
Average commute29.019.4+9.6
Worked from home0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.9%3.5%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025