COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cherry vs Streator
PLACE A
Cherry, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Cherry is 97% smaller than Streator. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
CHERRYSTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population41712,190−97% vs Streator
Population density7871,666−879
Population growth-9.8%-8.8%−0.9 pts
Median age51.337.6+13.7
Male50.6%49.4%+1.2 pts
Female49.4%50.6%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born3.7%4.2%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%73.9%+18.4 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%17.8%−15.0 pts
Asian2.8%0.8%+2.0 pts
Other2.1%3.8%−1.7 pts
Median household income$59,545$57,609+$1,936
Per capita income$39,472$32,833+$6,639
Poverty rate11.8%20.3%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.454Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%12.9%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree2.8%3.4%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%7.9%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation55.0%60.2%−5.3 pts
Median home value$107,900$94,700+$13,200
Median gross rent$675$852−$177
Owner-occupied87.6%63.0%+24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%10.5%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.7%39.0%+7.7 pts
Average commute21.727.7−6.0
Worked from home3.1%5.7%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.1%3.4%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025