COMPARING TWO PLACES
Caledonia vs Machesney Park
PLACE A
Caledonia, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Machesney Park, Illinois
Caledonia is 99% smaller than Machesney Park. Caledonia earns more, with a median household income $13,082 higher.
CALEDONIAMACHESNEY PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population18322,805−99% vs Machesney Park
Population density1771,798−1,621
Population growth-7.1%-2.3%−4.8 pts
Median age41.040.3+0.7
Male56.6%48.9%+7.8 pts
Female43.4%51.1%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%4.3%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.2%80.2%−5.0 pts
Black1.3%2.0%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%8.6%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other15.5%7.0%+8.4 pts
Median household income$88,571$75,489+$13,082
Per capita income$43,911$36,950+$6,961
Poverty rate8.4%13.7%−5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.400−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%19.4%+12.2 pts
Graduate degree16.7%5.9%+10.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%7.1%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation81.4%63.0%+18.4 pts
Median home value$163,200$173,700−$10,500
Median gross rent$1,711$1,102+$609
Owner-occupied67.9%79.6%−11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%5.9%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Average commute25.921.7+4.2
Worked from home5.3%9.1%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.1%4.9%+6.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025