COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Sterling vs Jacksonville
PLACE A
Mount Sterling, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Jacksonville, Oregon
Mount Sterling is 27% smaller than Jacksonville. Jacksonville earns more, with a median household income $31,254 higher. Jacksonville has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
MOUNT STERLINGJACKSONVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,1552,972−27% vs Jacksonville
Population density1,9451,571+374
Population growth-0.9%8.4%−9.4 pts
Median age35.355.0−19.7
Male46.1%46.3%−0.2 pts
Female53.9%53.7%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%6.1%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%94.7%+1.0 pts
Black0.8%0.1%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%3.5%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.3%1.7%−0.4 pts
Median household income$59,087$90,341−$31,254
Per capita income$33,547$58,277−$24,730
Poverty rate12.3%9.2%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.502−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%45.4%−23.9 pts
Graduate degree3.6%24.5%−20.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%5.3%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation64.8%52.3%+12.5 pts
Median home value$131,200$649,200−$518,000
Median gross rent$604$1,615−$1,011
Owner-occupied51.1%64.3%−13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%13.7%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.5%66.0%−32.6 pts
Average commute13.516.9−3.5
Worked from home9.0%13.2%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured0.6%6.5%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025