COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lostant vs Streator
PLACE A
Lostant, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Lostant is 96% smaller than Streator. Lostant earns more, with a median household income $7,808 higher. Streator has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -15%).
LOSTANTSTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population42812,190−96% vs Streator
Population density3791,666−1,287
Population growth-15.1%-8.8%−6.2 pts
Median age38.137.6+0.5
Male48.9%49.4%−0.5 pts
Female51.1%50.6%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born2.7%4.2%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%73.9%+12.3 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%17.8%−9.2 pts
Asian3.2%0.8%+2.4 pts
Other2.0%3.8%−1.8 pts
Median household income$65,417$57,609+$7,808
Per capita income$36,209$32,833+$3,376
Poverty rate10.8%20.3%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%12.9%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree2.4%3.4%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%7.9%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation64.3%60.2%+4.1 pts
Median home value$100,000$94,700+$5,300
Median gross rent$1,018$852+$166
Owner-occupied80.7%63.0%+17.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%10.5%−5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%39.0%−11.7 pts
Average commute25.027.7−2.7
Worked from home8.6%5.7%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.7%3.4%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025