COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cherry vs LaSalle
PLACE A
Cherry, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
LaSalle, Illinois
Cherry is 96% smaller than LaSalle. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. LaSalle has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -10%).
CHERRYLASALLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4179,388−96% vs LaSalle
Population density787698+89
Population growth-9.8%-0.3%−9.5 pts
Median age51.340.2+11.1
Male50.6%50.3%+0.3 pts
Female49.4%49.7%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.7%4.7%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%75.8%+16.5 pts
Black0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%16.6%−13.8 pts
Asian2.8%1.3%+1.5 pts
Other2.1%2.1%−0.0 pts
Median household income$59,545$57,732+$1,813
Per capita income$39,472$30,039+$9,433
Poverty rate11.8%18.8%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.417+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%16.8%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree2.8%6.9%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%5.0%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation55.0%66.4%−11.4 pts
Median home value$107,900$113,500−$5,600
Median gross rent$675$1,045−$370
Owner-occupied87.6%64.9%+22.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%10.6%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.7%38.2%+8.5 pts
Average commute21.720.2+1.5
Worked from home3.1%2.1%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.1%4.5%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025