COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lanark vs Freeport
PLACE A
Lanark, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Freeport, Pennsylvania
Lanark is 13% smaller than Freeport. Lanark earns more, with a median household income $10,532 higher. Lanark has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
LANARKFREEPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4521,672−13% vs Freeport
Population density1,2951,317−21
Population growth3.2%-4.2%+7.5 pts
Median age38.437.6+0.8
Male53.1%49.5%+3.6 pts
Female46.9%50.5%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.3%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%93.3%+0.2 pts
Black0.1%0.4%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%0.3%+4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.1%6.0%−3.8 pts
Median household income$59,375$48,843+$10,532
Per capita income$34,486$37,268−$2,782
Poverty rate12.7%27.3%−14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.524−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%23.6%−9.1 pts
Graduate degree3.9%8.5%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%5.6%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation70.5%63.7%+6.8 pts
Median home value$96,600$110,600−$14,000
Median gross rent$819$774+$45
Owner-occupied78.6%56.9%+21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%6.5%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households26.0%23.7%+2.3 pts
Average commute24.922.1+2.8
Worked from home3.6%12.1%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured4.7%1.7%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025