COMPARING TWO PLACES
Huntington vs Jacksonville
PLACE A
Huntington, IN
VS
PLACE B
Jacksonville, IL
Huntington and Jacksonville are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Huntington has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
HUNTINGTONJACKSONVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population37,22437,381−0% vs Jacksonville
Population density9746+52
Population growth-1.2%-7.4%+6.2 pts
Median age40.441.7−1.3
Male50.0%49.6%+0.5 pts
Female50.0%50.4%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.9%88.2%+4.6 pts
Black0.7%4.4%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%2.8%+0.4 pts
Asian0.6%0.8%−0.1 pts
Other2.7%3.9%−1.2 pts
Median household income$66,301$66,358−$57
Per capita income$34,854$36,050−$1,196
Poverty rate9.9%13.2%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%22.5%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree7.3%6.7%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.0%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation63.1%56.4%+6.6 pts
Median home value$161,600$126,326+$35,274
Median gross rent$879$718+$161
Owner-occupied77.4%73.6%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%13.1%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%29.6%+6.3 pts
Average commute22.019.4+2.6
Worked from home7.1%9.0%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.8%−0.7 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.5%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025