COMPARING TWO PLACES
Energy vs Herrin
PLACE A
Energy, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Herrin, Illinois
Energy is 92% smaller than Herrin. Energy earns more, with a median household income $5,382 higher. Herrin has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -15%).
ENERGYHERRINDIFFERENCE
Total population96012,268−92% vs Herrin
Population density8031,268−465
Population growth-15.0%-1.2%−13.8 pts
Median age48.541.2+7.3
Male42.8%49.0%−6.2 pts
Female57.2%51.0%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.4%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%85.8%−5.3 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%4.3%−2.3 pts
Asian0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Other16.9%5.3%+11.5 pts
Median household income$65,357$59,975+$5,382
Per capita income$35,774$36,228−$454
Poverty rate15.2%14.5%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%22.8%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree9.5%9.5%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.9%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation53.7%62.8%−9.0 pts
Median home value$151,800$113,300+$38,500
Median gross rent$638$1,002−$364
Owner-occupied81.6%65.7%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%10.1%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households48.2%45.6%+2.6 pts
Average commute20.821.9−1.1
Worked from home7.0%10.9%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.4%+0.0 pts
Uninsured3.6%4.6%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025