COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forrest vs Streator
PLACE A
Forrest, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Forrest is 92% smaller than Streator. Forrest earns more, with a median household income $15,817 higher. Streator has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -15%).
FORRESTSTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population1,01512,190−92% vs Streator
Population density1,5661,666−100
Population growth-14.7%-8.8%−5.8 pts
Median age34.137.6−3.5
Male52.2%49.4%+2.9 pts
Female47.8%50.6%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born2.8%4.2%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.1%73.9%+12.2 pts
Black0.4%3.7%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%17.8%−7.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other3.2%3.8%−0.5 pts
Median household income$73,426$57,609+$15,817
Per capita income$36,101$32,833+$3,268
Poverty rate10.0%20.3%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%12.9%+6.0 pts
Graduate degree5.8%3.4%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%7.9%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation65.0%60.2%+4.7 pts
Median home value$113,000$94,700+$18,300
Median gross rent$730$852−$122
Owner-occupied79.0%63.0%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%10.5%−8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households10.9%39.0%−28.1 pts
Average commute26.027.7−1.6
Worked from home5.7%5.7%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.2%3.4%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025