COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Pulaski vs Springfield
PLACE A
Mount Pulaski, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Mount Pulaski is 99% smaller than Springfield. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MOUNT PULASKISPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,499112,989−99% vs Springfield
Population density1,3221,844−523
Population growth-1.9%-1.6%−0.3 pts
Median age45.041.0+4.0
Male43.0%48.3%−5.3 pts
Female57.0%51.7%+5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.9%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%69.3%+26.8 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%3.4%−1.1 pts
Asian0.2%3.0%−2.8 pts
Other1.5%5.2%−3.7 pts
Median household income$66,176$66,064+$112
Per capita income$34,814$42,670−$7,856
Poverty rate5.9%16.8%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%36.3%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree5.5%15.6%−10.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%6.8%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation57.3%58.9%−1.6 pts
Median home value$110,500$162,100−$51,600
Median gross rent$747$975−$228
Owner-occupied80.8%64.3%+16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.8%11.1%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households21.6%43.6%−22.0 pts
Average commute24.417.4+7.0
Worked from home9.2%14.5%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured1.9%4.1%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025