COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hecker vs Swansea
PLACE A
Hecker, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Swansea, South Carolina
Hecker is 46% smaller than Swansea. Hecker earns more, with a median household income $21,333 higher.
HECKERSWANSEADIFFERENCE
Total population418777−46% vs Swansea
Population density1,566372+1,193
Population growth-10.8%-12.7%+1.9 pts
Median age31.341.2−9.9
Male48.2%47.0%+1.1 pts
Female51.8%53.0%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.4%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%44.9%+43.8 pts
Black2.3%46.4%−44.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%4.3%+2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%4.4%−1.9 pts
Median household income$79,583$58,250+$21,333
Per capita income$35,150$26,176+$8,974
Poverty rate2.4%27.4%−25.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.424−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%17.0%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree5.4%7.1%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%11.0%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation78.8%54.2%+24.6 pts
Median home value$166,800$129,200+$37,600
Median gross rent$1,014$857+$157
Owner-occupied75.8%61.8%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%26.3%−16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households8.0%38.9%−30.9 pts
Average commute31.831.0+0.8
Worked from home6.5%14.0%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%4.0%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025