COMPARING TWO PLACES
Metcalf vs Charleston
PLACE A
Metcalf, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Metcalf is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $37,533 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -26%).
METCALFCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population135159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density2271,386−1,158
Population growth-26.5%25.1%−51.6 pts
Median age57.836.6+21.2
Male59.0%47.7%+11.3 pts
Female41.0%52.3%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born5.8%6.0%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%71.7%+22.5 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
Other2.2%4.5%−2.4 pts
Median household income$54,881$92,414−$37,533
Per capita income$25,842$59,875−$34,033
Poverty rate6.5%12.3%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1230.492−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%58.3%−56.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.8%−22.8 pts
Unemployment rate34.4%3.4%+31.0 pts
Labor force participation47.1%67.6%−20.5 pts
Median home value$55,000$509,700−$454,700
Median gross rent$623$1,722−$1,099
Owner-occupied67.6%55.6%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.9%12.1%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.8%−51.8 pts
Average commute40.624.2+16.4
Worked from home9.5%19.4%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured23.0%6.0%+17.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025