COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ludlow vs Champaign
PLACE A
Ludlow, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Champaign, Illinois
Ludlow is 99% smaller than Champaign. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Champaign has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -5%).
LUDLOWCHAMPAIGNDIFFERENCE
Total population76791,195−99% vs Champaign
Population density5733,961−3,387
Population growth-4.7%8.9%−13.6 pts
Median age48.726.6+22.1
Male46.2%50.5%−4.3 pts
Female53.8%49.5%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born3.8%16.9%−13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%54.5%+38.8 pts
Black0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%7.9%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Other3.5%4.6%−1.2 pts
Median household income$56,667$56,118+$549
Per capita income$56,976$36,223+$20,753
Poverty rate8.7%25.9%−17.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5820.562+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%52.7%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree13.0%30.2%−17.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.8%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation63.4%59.6%+3.8 pts
Median home value$304,000$210,900+$93,100
Median gross rent$1,018$1,123−$105
Owner-occupied51.4%43.8%+7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate43.7%10.9%+32.8 pts
Rent-burdened households32.0%48.2%−16.2 pts
Average commute21.114.9+6.2
Worked from home17.3%17.3%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured10.0%5.4%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025