COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lilbourn vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Lilbourn, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Lilbourn is 94% smaller than Sikeston. Sikeston earns more, with a median household income $18,290 higher. Sikeston has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -16%).
LILBOURNSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population90615,983−94% vs Sikeston
Population density958932+26
Population growth-16.5%-0.2%−16.3 pts
Median age31.838.2−6.4
Male47.6%45.5%+2.1 pts
Female52.4%54.5%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.1%68.2%−1.1 pts
Black21.4%21.3%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%2.3%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other11.3%8.0%+3.3 pts
Median household income$40,625$58,915−$18,290
Per capita income$19,013$35,557−$16,544
Poverty rate32.2%14.2%+17.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%27.5%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree6.0%11.3%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%3.5%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation56.1%57.9%−1.8 pts
Median home value$57,300$168,800−$111,500
Median gross rent$646$891−$245
Owner-occupied53.4%60.5%−7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%9.4%+18.0 pts
Rent-burdened households32.4%45.7%−13.3 pts
Average commute21.215.7+5.5
Worked from home7.0%3.7%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.1%12.1%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025