COMPARING TWO PLACES
Niles vs Girard
PLACE A
Niles, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Girard, Pennsylvania
Niles is 948% larger than Girard. Niles earns more, with a median household income $4,109 higher. Niles has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
NILESGIRARDDIFFERENCE
Total population30,4432,906+948% vs Girard
Population density5,2061,240+3,966
Population growth3.7%-3.6%+7.3 pts
Median age48.245.3+2.9
Male48.8%53.3%−4.5 pts
Female51.2%46.7%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born42.0%0.9%+41.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.2%94.5%−32.3 pts
Black2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%2.2%+11.1 pts
Asian20.3%0.0%+20.3 pts
Other1.9%3.3%−1.4 pts
Median household income$75,274$71,165+$4,109
Per capita income$40,380$42,067−$1,687
Poverty rate8.5%8.8%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%36.1%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree11.8%7.5%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%7.6%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation56.2%64.3%−8.1 pts
Median home value$358,700$160,500+$198,200
Median gross rent$1,336$667+$669
Owner-occupied74.6%60.6%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%0.0%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%17.7%+27.1 pts
Average commute28.317.4+10.9
Worked from home10.6%3.3%+7.3 pts
Public transit to work4.6%0.0%+4.6 pts
Uninsured9.1%3.6%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025