COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harrison vs East Orange
PLACE A
Harrison, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
East Orange, New Jersey
Harrison is 99% smaller than East Orange. Harrison earns more, with a median household income $16,802 higher. East Orange has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -8%).
HARRISONEAST ORANGEDIFFERENCE
Total population83072,159−99% vs East Orange
Population density39418,370−17,976
Population growth-7.7%8.3%−16.0 pts
Median age64.337.4+26.9
Male49.6%45.6%+4.1 pts
Female50.4%54.4%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born1.6%32.2%−30.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.4%1.9%+58.4 pts
Black4.8%78.0%−73.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%11.0%−4.8 pts
Asian0.4%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other28.2%7.8%+20.4 pts
Median household income$77,632$60,830+$16,802
Per capita income$34,689$33,200+$1,489
Poverty rate10.6%16.4%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3280.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%22.7%+15.9 pts
Graduate degree2.0%7.1%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate16.3%9.2%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation44.9%65.3%−20.4 pts
Median home value$176,100$365,900−$189,800
Median gross rent$915$1,441−$526
Owner-occupied67.5%31.0%+36.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%5.3%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households42.3%55.2%−12.9 pts
Average commute35.735.4+0.3
Worked from home7.7%9.7%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%20.3%−20.3 pts
Uninsured4.1%12.3%−8.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024