COMPARING TWO PLACES
Douglas County vs Coles County
PLACE A
Douglas County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Coles County, Illinois
Douglas County is 14% smaller than Coles County. Douglas County earns more, with a median household income $22,565 higher. Douglas County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -13%).
DOUGLAS COUNTYCOLES COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population40,12046,607−14% vs Coles County
Population density6392−29
Population growth8.3%-13.0%+21.3 pts
Median age44.537.5+7.0
Male50.4%49.1%+1.3 pts
Female49.6%50.9%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.8%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.7%88.0%+5.7 pts
Black0.5%3.6%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%3.9%−1.6 pts
Asian0.5%1.1%−0.6 pts
Other2.9%3.5%−0.6 pts
Median household income$79,043$56,478+$22,565
Per capita income$44,466$33,885+$10,581
Poverty rate9.0%18.7%−9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%26.9%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree9.6%11.1%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%6.1%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation63.0%60.9%+2.1 pts
Median home value$321,400$127,400+$194,000
Median gross rent$927$780+$147
Owner-occupied76.5%60.4%+16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.6%8.2%+13.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.2%40.4%−0.2 pts
Average commute20.518.2+2.4
Worked from home11.5%7.2%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.0%7.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025