COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cambria vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Cambria, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Cambria is 230% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $5,525 higher. Cambria has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 4%).
CAMBRIAMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,796545+230% vs Mount Vernon
Population density1,269798+471
Population growth22.6%4.0%+18.6 pts
Median age36.550.3−13.8
Male45.4%54.7%−9.3 pts
Female54.6%45.3%+9.3 pts
Foreign-born6.6%0.0%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.1%84.3%−6.3 pts
Black11.1%0.0%+11.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%0.0%+8.4 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other1.1%15.7%−14.6 pts
Median household income$57,756$63,281−$5,525
Per capita income$38,314$42,535−$4,221
Poverty rate18.5%9.9%+8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%5.8%+20.4 pts
Graduate degree9.7%0.0%+9.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation63.1%63.6%−0.5 pts
Median home value$143,800$143,000+$800
Median gross rent$1,038$789+$249
Owner-occupied39.6%86.0%−46.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%11.9%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%24.1%+8.0 pts
Average commute20.655.2−34.6
Worked from home7.0%0.0%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.6%8.8%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025