COMPARING TWO PLACES
Long Point vs LaSalle
PLACE A
Long Point, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
LaSalle, Illinois
Long Point is 98% smaller than LaSalle. Long Point earns more, with a median household income $8,518 higher. LaSalle has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -10%).
LONG POINTLASALLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1979,388−98% vs LaSalle
Population density1,065698+367
Population growth-9.7%-0.3%−9.5 pts
Median age37.940.2−2.3
Male45.7%50.3%−4.5 pts
Female54.3%49.7%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.8%75.8%+23.0 pts
Black0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%16.6%−15.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$66,250$57,732+$8,518
Per capita income$22,381$30,039−$7,658
Poverty rate9.0%18.8%−9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3570.417−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%16.8%−8.7 pts
Graduate degree1.4%6.9%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%5.0%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation51.6%66.4%−14.7 pts
Median home value$91,500$113,500−$22,000
Median gross rent$718$1,045−$327
Owner-occupied93.4%64.9%+28.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%10.6%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.2%−38.2 pts
Average commute22.920.2+2.8
Worked from home0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.7%4.5%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025