COMPARING TWO PLACES
Compton vs Willowbrook
PLACE A
Compton, California
VS
PLACE B
Willowbrook, Illinois
Compton is 892% larger than Willowbrook. Willowbrook earns more, with a median household income $20,774 higher. Willowbrook has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
COMPTONWILLOWBROOKDIFFERENCE
Total population90,5009,126+892% vs Willowbrook
Population density9,0263,544+5,482
Population growth-0.7%8.1%−8.9 pts
Median age33.345.0−11.7
Male48.8%50.2%−1.4 pts
Female51.2%49.8%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born31.2%30.7%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.6%64.9%−64.2 pts
Black23.7%3.7%+19.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino72.9%9.7%+63.2 pts
Asian1.1%18.9%−17.8 pts
Other1.6%2.8%−1.1 pts
Median household income$78,465$99,239−$20,774
Per capita income$24,592$57,261−$32,669
Poverty rate17.9%6.6%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%53.1%−42.5 pts
Graduate degree3.1%27.1%−24.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%4.4%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation63.9%62.3%+1.6 pts
Median home value$580,200$358,600+$221,600
Median gross rent$1,664$1,747−$83
Owner-occupied56.4%72.6%−16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%7.4%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households54.1%41.4%+12.7 pts
Average commute30.526.8+3.6
Worked from home5.0%11.7%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work3.9%4.4%−0.6 pts
Uninsured12.4%3.2%+9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025