COMPARING TWO PLACES
Casey vs Charleston
PLACE A
Casey, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Casey is 99% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $44,340 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -13%).
CASEYCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,374159,423−99% vs Charleston
Population density9051,386−480
Population growth-13.2%25.1%−38.3 pts
Median age48.436.6+11.8
Male44.4%47.7%−3.3 pts
Female55.6%52.3%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%6.0%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.5%71.7%+18.7 pts
Black0.4%15.8%−15.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%6.1%+2.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.9%4.5%−3.7 pts
Median household income$48,074$92,414−$44,340
Per capita income$31,317$59,875−$28,558
Poverty rate12.9%12.3%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%58.3%−41.4 pts
Graduate degree3.9%22.8%−18.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.3%3.4%+5.9 pts
Labor force participation56.1%67.6%−11.5 pts
Median home value$91,800$509,700−$417,900
Median gross rent$713$1,722−$1,009
Owner-occupied75.3%55.6%+19.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%12.1%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%51.8%−15.9 pts
Average commute29.524.2+5.3
Worked from home10.9%19.4%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.2%6.0%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025