COMPARING TWO PLACES
Energy vs Marion
PLACE A
Energy, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Marion, South Carolina
Energy is 84% smaller than Marion. Energy earns more, with a median household income $34,695 higher. Marion has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -15%).
ENERGYMARIONDIFFERENCE
Total population9606,028−84% vs Marion
Population density8031,346−543
Population growth-15.0%-7.1%−7.9 pts
Median age48.543.9+4.6
Male42.8%45.1%−2.4 pts
Female57.2%54.9%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.3%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%30.2%+50.3 pts
Black0.0%66.7%−66.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%0.5%+1.5 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other16.9%2.7%+14.2 pts
Median household income$65,357$30,662+$34,695
Per capita income$35,774$21,210+$14,564
Poverty rate15.2%26.8%−11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%19.8%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree9.5%12.1%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.7%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation53.7%45.4%+8.4 pts
Median home value$151,800$137,300+$14,500
Median gross rent$638$651−$13
Owner-occupied81.6%47.8%+33.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%14.6%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households48.2%30.0%+18.3 pts
Average commute20.826.4−5.6
Worked from home7.0%5.1%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured3.6%9.7%−6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025