COMPARING TWO PLACES
Long Point vs Pontiac
PLACE A
Long Point, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Pontiac, Missouri
Long Point is 124% larger than Pontiac. Pontiac earns more, with a median household income $21,979 higher. Long Point has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -30%).
LONG POINTPONTIACDIFFERENCE
Total population19788+124% vs Pontiac
Population density1,06535+1,030
Population growth-9.7%-29.7%+20.0 pts
Median age37.969.9−32.0
Male45.7%48.9%−3.1 pts
Female54.3%51.1%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic98.8%80.7%+18.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.2%5.7%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%13.6%−13.6 pts
Median household income$66,250$88,229−$21,979
Per capita income$22,381$44,027−$21,646
Poverty rate9.0%0.0%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3570.240+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%35.2%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree1.4%21.6%−20.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation51.6%13.6%+38.0 pts
Median home value$91,500$267,500−$176,000
Median gross rent$718$483+$235
Owner-occupied93.4%100.0%−6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%65.8%−53.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute22.920.3+2.7
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024