COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latham vs Springfield
PLACE A
Latham, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Latham is 100% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $43,147 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -31%).
LATHAMSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population99112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density4561,844−1,388
Population growth-30.9%-1.6%−29.3 pts
Median age23.741.0−17.3
Male39.7%48.3%−8.6 pts
Female60.3%51.7%+8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%69.3%+25.7 pts
Black2.0%19.1%−17.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%3.4%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other2.5%5.2%−2.7 pts
Median household income$22,917$66,064−$43,147
Per capita income$14,882$42,670−$27,788
Poverty rate68.8%16.8%+51.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6760.495+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%36.3%−27.8 pts
Graduate degree4.3%15.6%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate76.5%6.8%+69.7 pts
Labor force participation73.7%58.9%+14.8 pts
Median home value$38,900$162,100−$123,200
Median gross rent$576$975−$399
Owner-occupied26.8%64.3%−37.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%11.1%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%43.6%+56.4 pts
Average commute48.517.4+31.1
Worked from home0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured1.5%4.1%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025