COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chenoa vs Streator
PLACE A
Chenoa, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Chenoa is 86% smaller than Streator. Chenoa earns more, with a median household income $8,160 higher. Chenoa has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -9%).
CHENOASTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population1,70512,190−86% vs Streator
Population density7021,666−965
Population growth-3.6%-8.8%+5.2 pts
Median age39.437.6+1.8
Male50.3%49.4%+0.9 pts
Female49.7%50.6%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.5%4.2%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%73.9%+22.3 pts
Black1.3%3.7%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%17.8%−17.5 pts
Asian1.0%0.8%+0.2 pts
Other1.3%3.8%−2.5 pts
Median household income$65,769$57,609+$8,160
Per capita income$33,006$32,833+$173
Poverty rate21.3%20.3%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.454−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%12.9%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree8.7%3.4%+5.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%7.9%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation57.3%60.2%−2.9 pts
Median home value$124,700$94,700+$30,000
Median gross rent$876$852+$24
Owner-occupied82.7%63.0%+19.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%10.5%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households21.4%39.0%−17.5 pts
Average commute25.527.7−2.2
Worked from home10.4%5.7%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.5%3.4%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025