COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chestnut vs Springfield
PLACE A
Chestnut, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Chestnut is 100% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $11,973 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
CHESTNUTSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population347112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density2,8211,844+977
Population growth-10.6%-1.6%−9.0 pts
Median age47.641.0+6.6
Male47.0%48.3%−1.4 pts
Female53.0%51.7%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born26.8%4.9%+21.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.7%69.3%−16.5 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.3%3.4%+43.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Median household income$54,091$66,064−$11,973
Per capita income$23,011$42,670−$19,659
Poverty rate17.3%16.8%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%36.3%−36.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation64.0%58.9%+5.1 pts
Median home value$135,600$162,100−$26,500
Median gross rent$682$975−$293
Owner-occupied94.4%64.3%+30.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.6%−43.6 pts
Average commute22.617.4+5.2
Worked from home0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024