COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Rose vs Streator
PLACE A
La Rose, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
La Rose is 99% smaller than Streator. Streator earns more, with a median household income $15,734 higher. Streator has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -32%).
LA ROSESTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population10312,190−99% vs Streator
Population density4041,666−1,262
Population growth-31.9%-8.8%−23.1 pts
Median age44.137.6+6.5
Male51.5%49.4%+2.2 pts
Female48.5%50.6%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%73.9%+26.1 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%17.8%−17.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$41,875$57,609−$15,734
Per capita income$33,026$32,833+$193
Poverty rate16.5%20.3%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.454−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%12.9%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate21.4%7.9%+13.5 pts
Labor force participation76.1%60.2%+15.9 pts
Median home value$72,900$94,700−$21,800
Median gross rent$1,014$852+$162
Owner-occupied67.9%63.0%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%10.5%+8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households70.6%39.0%+31.6 pts
Average commute30.827.7+3.1
Worked from home15.4%5.7%+9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.3%3.4%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025