COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Sterling vs Macomb
PLACE A
Mount Sterling, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Macomb, Oklahoma
Mount Sterling is 8520% larger than Macomb. Mount Sterling earns more, with a median household income $5,337 higher. Mount Sterling has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -31%).
MOUNT STERLINGMACOMBDIFFERENCE
Total population2,15525+8520% vs Macomb
Population density1,945281+1,664
Population growth-0.9%-31.3%+30.3 pts
Median age35.336.5−1.2
Male46.1%68.2%−22.1 pts
Female53.9%31.8%+22.1 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%86.4%+9.3 pts
Black0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.3%13.6%−12.4 pts
Median household income$59,087$53,750+$5,337
Per capita income$33,547$18,523+$15,024
Poverty rate12.3%31.8%−19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.105+0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%10.5%+10.9 pts
Graduate degree3.6%0.0%+3.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation64.8%59.1%+5.7 pts
Median home value$131,200$168,800−$37,600
Median gross rent$604$375+$229
Owner-occupied51.1%100.0%−48.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%25.0%−17.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.5%0.0%+33.5 pts
Average commute13.516.7−3.2
Worked from home9.0%0.0%+9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured0.6%13.6%−13.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025