COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melvin vs Rantoul
PLACE A
Melvin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Rantoul, Illinois
Melvin is 99% smaller than Rantoul. Melvin earns more, with a median household income $21,622 higher. Rantoul has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -31%).
MELVINRANTOULDIFFERENCE
Total population12211,991−99% vs Rantoul
Population density2631,412−1,149
Population growth-30.9%-4.4%−26.5 pts
Median age54.336.6+17.7
Male62.3%47.0%+15.3 pts
Female37.7%53.0%−15.3 pts
Foreign-born19.3%8.9%+10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.0%52.0%+5.0 pts
Black0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.4%20.1%+20.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.6%9.2%−6.5 pts
Median household income$70,313$48,691+$21,622
Per capita income$41,650$28,208+$13,442
Poverty rate6.1%16.9%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.409−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%12.4%−1.5 pts
Graduate degree6.5%4.9%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%3.2%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation67.9%55.8%+12.1 pts
Median home value$43,300$118,200−$74,900
Median gross rent$231$890−$659
Owner-occupied91.7%55.0%+36.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%11.7%+19.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.0%−44.0 pts
Average commute59.919.5+40.4
Worked from home0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured43.0%10.7%+32.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025