COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lostant vs LaSalle
PLACE A
Lostant, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
LaSalle, Illinois
Lostant is 95% smaller than LaSalle. Lostant earns more, with a median household income $7,685 higher. LaSalle has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -15%).
LOSTANTLASALLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4289,388−95% vs LaSalle
Population density379698−319
Population growth-15.1%-0.3%−14.8 pts
Median age38.140.2−2.1
Male48.9%50.3%−1.4 pts
Female51.1%49.7%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.7%4.7%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%75.8%+10.4 pts
Black0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%16.6%−8.0 pts
Asian3.2%1.3%+1.8 pts
Other2.0%2.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$65,417$57,732+$7,685
Per capita income$36,209$30,039+$6,170
Poverty rate10.8%18.8%−8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.417−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%16.8%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree2.4%6.9%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.0%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation64.3%66.4%−2.0 pts
Median home value$100,000$113,500−$13,500
Median gross rent$1,018$1,045−$27
Owner-occupied80.7%64.9%+15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%10.6%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%38.2%−10.9 pts
Average commute25.020.2+4.8
Worked from home8.6%2.1%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.7%4.5%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025