COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hooppole vs Sterling
PLACE A
Hooppole, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Hooppole is 74% smaller than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $23,720 higher.
HOOPPOLESTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population173674−74% vs Sterling
Population density465820−355
Population growth-11.8%-15.8%+4.0 pts
Median age42.140.2+1.9
Male56.6%45.1%+11.5 pts
Female43.4%54.9%−11.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%88.0%+7.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%3.2%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.8%5.2%−1.3 pts
Median household income$44,261$67,981−$23,720
Per capita income$22,790$36,630−$13,840
Poverty rate44.6%14.0%+30.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.476−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%11.9%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation57.6%41.9%+15.8 pts
Median home value$75,000$131,900−$56,900
Median gross rent$608$604+$4
Owner-occupied93.0%74.1%+18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%10.4%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%57.7%+2.3 pts
Average commute34.227.2+7.0
Worked from home13.4%2.4%+11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.7%10.1%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025