COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lanark vs Sterling
PLACE A
Lanark, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Lanark is 115% larger than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $8,606 higher. Lanark has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -16%).
LANARKSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,452674+115% vs Sterling
Population density1,295820+475
Population growth3.2%-15.8%+19.0 pts
Median age38.440.2−1.8
Male53.1%45.1%+7.9 pts
Female46.9%54.9%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.5%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%88.0%+5.5 pts
Black0.1%3.6%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%3.2%+1.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.1%5.2%−3.1 pts
Median household income$59,375$67,981−$8,606
Per capita income$34,486$36,630−$2,144
Poverty rate12.7%14.0%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%11.9%+2.7 pts
Graduate degree3.9%4.2%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation70.5%41.9%+28.7 pts
Median home value$96,600$131,900−$35,300
Median gross rent$819$604+$215
Owner-occupied78.6%74.1%+4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%10.4%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households26.0%57.7%−31.7 pts
Average commute24.927.2−2.3
Worked from home3.6%2.4%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured4.7%10.1%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025