COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downs vs Mahomet
PLACE A
Downs, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Mahomet, Illinois
Downs is 93% smaller than Mahomet. Mahomet earns more, with a median household income $56,253 higher. Mahomet has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs -11%).
DOWNSMAHOMETDIFFERENCE
Total population75910,516−93% vs Mahomet
Population density6781,082−404
Population growth-11.1%30.0%−41.1 pts
Median age50.937.7+13.2
Male46.6%45.8%+0.8 pts
Female53.4%54.2%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.4%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.8%81.6%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%7.5%−3.9 pts
Asian1.5%5.8%−4.3 pts
Other2.1%4.7%−2.6 pts
Median household income$62,333$118,586−$56,253
Per capita income$35,695$53,341−$17,646
Poverty rate5.8%3.8%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%54.2%−26.4 pts
Graduate degree9.3%26.2%−16.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation55.1%69.8%−14.7 pts
Median home value$102,700$299,100−$196,400
Median gross rent$582$1,396−$814
Owner-occupied76.9%79.5%−2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.0%8.1%+10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households28.7%37.9%−9.2 pts
Average commute13.320.6−7.3
Worked from home2.0%16.5%−14.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%4.1%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025