COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clark County vs Edgar County
PLACE A
Clark County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Edgar County, Illinois
Clark County is 60% smaller than Edgar County. Edgar County earns more, with a median household income $8,160 higher.
CLARK COUNTYEDGAR COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,47516,323−60% vs Edgar County
Population density1326−13
Population growth-7.1%-9.2%+2.1 pts
Median age43.546.6−3.1
Male50.7%48.8%+1.8 pts
Female49.3%51.2%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.0%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.9%95.8%−0.9 pts
Black1.9%0.7%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%1.5%−0.6 pts
Asian0.1%0.2%−0.1 pts
Other2.1%1.8%+0.4 pts
Median household income$51,781$59,941−$8,160
Per capita income$28,391$35,038−$6,647
Poverty rate11.2%12.0%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.422+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%20.4%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree4.9%4.8%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.4%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation52.9%58.1%−5.2 pts
Median home value$130,700$97,300+$33,400
Median gross rent$612$775−$163
Owner-occupied78.3%72.7%+5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.1%7.9%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households29.8%31.2%−1.4 pts
Average commute25.317.9+7.5
Worked from home8.9%4.4%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.9%5.4%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025