COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lincoln vs Springfield
PLACE A
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln is 99% smaller than Springfield. Lincoln earns more, with a median household income $7,686 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -13%).
LINCOLNSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population888112,989−99% vs Springfield
Population density1851,844−1,659
Population growth-13.1%-1.6%−11.5 pts
Median age54.541.0+13.5
Male57.6%48.3%+9.3 pts
Female42.4%51.7%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%4.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.7%69.3%+24.4 pts
Black0.9%19.1%−18.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%3.4%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other2.0%5.2%−3.3 pts
Median household income$73,750$66,064+$7,686
Per capita income$45,183$42,670+$2,513
Poverty rate5.6%16.8%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%36.3%−18.5 pts
Graduate degree2.9%15.6%−12.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%6.8%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation55.4%58.9%−3.5 pts
Median home value$135,200$162,100−$26,900
Median gross rent$941$975−$34
Owner-occupied84.2%64.3%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%11.1%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households4.3%43.6%−39.3 pts
Average commute25.117.4+7.7
Worked from home5.0%14.5%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work1.8%1.3%+0.5 pts
Uninsured4.1%4.1%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025