COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Pulaski vs Decatur
PLACE A
Mount Pulaski, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Mount Pulaski is 8% smaller than Decatur. Mount Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $23,598 higher.
MOUNT PULASKIDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4991,637−8% vs Decatur
Population density1,322431+891
Population growth-1.9%-2.2%+0.3 pts
Median age45.042.4+2.6
Male43.0%45.7%−2.7 pts
Female57.0%54.3%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.1%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%91.3%+4.7 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%0.9%+1.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other1.5%5.0%−3.4 pts
Median household income$66,176$42,578+$23,598
Per capita income$34,814$24,771+$10,043
Poverty rate5.9%34.3%−28.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%11.1%+12.3 pts
Graduate degree5.5%3.7%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%23.1%−20.2 pts
Labor force participation57.3%48.3%+9.0 pts
Median home value$110,500$220,900−$110,400
Median gross rent$747$847−$100
Owner-occupied80.8%57.7%+23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.8%7.6%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households21.6%33.6%−12.0 pts
Average commute24.425.2−0.8
Worked from home9.2%3.3%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured1.9%12.3%−10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025