COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harrison vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Harrison, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Harrison is 90% smaller than Carbondale. Harrison earns more, with a median household income $29,916 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
HARRISONCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population8308,731−90% vs Carbondale
Population density3942,692−2,298
Population growth-7.7%-0.7%−7.0 pts
Median age64.342.3+22.0
Male49.6%51.6%−2.0 pts
Female50.4%48.4%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born1.6%1.4%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.4%80.2%−19.9 pts
Black4.8%2.2%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%10.9%−4.6 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other28.2%6.7%+21.5 pts
Median household income$77,632$47,716+$29,916
Per capita income$34,689$27,436+$7,253
Poverty rate10.6%26.4%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3280.455−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%19.0%+19.5 pts
Graduate degree2.0%7.5%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate16.3%8.4%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation44.9%52.7%−7.9 pts
Median home value$176,100$132,200+$43,900
Median gross rent$915$660+$255
Owner-occupied67.5%51.2%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%11.2%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.3%49.8%−7.5 pts
Average commute35.719.4+16.4
Worked from home7.7%4.7%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%3.5%+0.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024