COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cherry Valley vs Machesney Park
PLACE A
Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Machesney Park, Illinois
Cherry Valley is 100% smaller than Machesney Park. Machesney Park earns more, with a median household income $22,489 higher. Machesney Park has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -9%).
CHERRY VALLEYMACHESNEY PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population5522,805−100% vs Machesney Park
Population density201,798−1,778
Population growth-9.1%-2.3%−6.8 pts
Median age54.640.3+14.3
Male46.7%48.9%−2.2 pts
Female53.3%51.1%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.7%4.3%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.7%80.2%+16.5 pts
Black0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%8.6%−5.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Median household income$53,000$75,489−$22,489
Per capita income$30,703$36,950−$6,247
Poverty rate0.0%13.7%−13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3250.400−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%19.4%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree4.3%5.9%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation47.9%63.0%−15.1 pts
Median home value$200,000$173,700+$26,300
Median gross rent$825$1,102−$277
Owner-occupied53.3%79.6%−26.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.8%5.9%+20.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Average commute19.121.7−2.6
Worked from home0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025