COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brownstown vs Taylorville
PLACE A
Brownstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Taylorville, Illinois
Brownstown is 94% smaller than Taylorville. Taylorville earns more, with a median household income $6,510 higher.
BROWNSTOWNTAYLORVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population66410,522−94% vs Taylorville
Population density2,8261,020+1,805
Population growth-6.5%-6.6%+0.1 pts
Median age45.739.6+6.1
Male46.1%47.7%−1.5 pts
Female53.9%52.3%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%90.3%+2.5 pts
Black1.5%3.2%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%2.9%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other4.5%2.4%+2.0 pts
Median household income$51,042$57,552−$6,510
Per capita income$32,382$31,442+$940
Poverty rate12.5%12.4%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.450+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%15.8%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree7.5%4.9%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%3.5%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation56.4%59.9%−3.5 pts
Median home value$70,900$104,100−$33,200
Median gross rent$544$828−$284
Owner-occupied80.7%66.6%+14.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%11.8%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households13.1%37.3%−24.2 pts
Average commute22.620.4+2.2
Worked from home3.8%3.4%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured2.7%3.6%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025