COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lordstown vs Niles
PLACE A
Lordstown, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Niles, Illinois
Lordstown is 89% smaller than Niles. Niles earns more, with a median household income $8,863 higher. Niles has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
LORDSTOWNNILESDIFFERENCE
Total population3,30330,443−89% vs Niles
Population density1425,206−5,063
Population growth-2.5%3.7%−6.2 pts
Median age46.048.2−2.2
Male46.8%48.8%−2.0 pts
Female53.2%51.2%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%42.0%−41.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%62.2%+32.6 pts
Black0.7%2.3%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%13.3%−11.1 pts
Asian0.0%20.3%−20.3 pts
Other2.3%1.9%+0.5 pts
Median household income$66,411$75,274−$8,863
Per capita income$32,430$40,380−$7,950
Poverty rate8.1%8.5%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.472−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%39.3%−20.5 pts
Graduate degree5.1%11.8%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%6.7%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation49.9%56.2%−6.3 pts
Median home value$174,000$358,700−$184,700
Median gross rent$985$1,336−$351
Owner-occupied79.4%74.6%+4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%5.7%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households11.4%44.7%−33.3 pts
Average commute23.528.3−4.8
Worked from home9.7%10.6%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Uninsured3.4%9.1%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025