COMPARING TWO PLACES
Litchfield vs Danbury
PLACE A
Litchfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Danbury, Connecticut
Litchfield is 93% smaller than Danbury. Danbury earns more, with a median household income $29,435 higher. Danbury has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -5%).
LITCHFIELDDANBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,59889,033−93% vs Danbury
Population density7372,118−1,382
Population growth-4.8%7.0%−11.8 pts
Median age43.740.6+3.1
Male48.6%50.8%−2.2 pts
Female51.4%49.2%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%35.0%−34.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.1%40.1%+57.0 pts
Black2.1%11.3%−9.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%32.2%−32.0 pts
Asian0.1%5.4%−5.3 pts
Other0.4%11.0%−10.6 pts
Median household income$53,958$83,393−$29,435
Per capita income$34,646$45,585−$10,939
Poverty rate16.3%11.7%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4850.469+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%34.0%−12.3 pts
Graduate degree7.2%14.5%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%6.5%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation59.7%69.7%−9.9 pts
Median home value$104,200$411,200−$307,000
Median gross rent$675$1,846−$1,171
Owner-occupied66.2%53.8%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%5.4%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%48.7%−1.5 pts
Average commute18.829.9−11.1
Worked from home6.6%12.7%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured3.0%14.8%−11.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025