COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Haven vs Athens
PLACE A
New Haven, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
New Haven is 88% smaller than Athens. Athens earns more, with a median household income $16,750 higher.
NEW HAVENATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population3763,205−88% vs Athens
Population density3021,827−1,525
Population growth-7.9%-3.0%−4.9 pts
Median age44.047.0−3.0
Male41.6%57.0%−15.4 pts
Female58.4%43.0%+15.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.9%89.2%+6.7 pts
Black1.9%1.3%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%5.1%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other1.7%1.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$36,250$53,000−$16,750
Per capita income$25,145$39,293−$14,148
Poverty rate22.2%12.8%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher2.2%27.4%−25.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate40.9%9.4%+31.5 pts
Labor force participation55.2%57.4%−2.1 pts
Median home value$61,000$167,200−$106,200
Median gross rent$490$842−$352
Owner-occupied73.1%40.6%+32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%5.5%+14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%26.7%−0.7 pts
Average commute36.519.1+17.4
Worked from home3.1%2.5%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured10.3%7.6%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025