COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chestnut vs Decatur
PLACE A
Chestnut, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Chestnut is 79% smaller than Decatur. Chestnut earns more, with a median household income $11,513 higher. Decatur has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
CHESTNUTDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population3471,637−79% vs Decatur
Population density2,821431+2,390
Population growth-10.6%-2.2%−8.4 pts
Median age47.642.4+5.2
Male47.0%45.7%+1.3 pts
Female53.0%54.3%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born26.8%1.1%+25.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.7%91.3%−38.6 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.3%0.9%+46.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Median household income$54,091$42,578+$11,513
Per capita income$23,011$24,771−$1,760
Poverty rate17.3%34.3%−17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.477−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%23.1%−23.1 pts
Labor force participation64.0%48.3%+15.7 pts
Median home value$135,600$220,900−$85,300
Median gross rent$682$847−$165
Owner-occupied94.4%57.7%+36.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.6%−33.6 pts
Average commute22.625.2−2.6
Worked from home0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024