COMPARING TWO PLACES
Northfield vs Wilmette
PLACE A
Northfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Wilmette, Illinois
Northfield is 86% smaller than Wilmette. Wilmette earns more, with a median household income $129,873 higher. Northfield has grown faster since 2000 (79% vs 4%).
NORTHFIELDWILMETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,76627,459−86% vs Wilmette
Population density1,5485,084−3,536
Population growth78.8%4.0%+74.8 pts
Median age30.145.3−15.2
Male56.0%49.0%+7.0 pts
Female44.0%51.0%−7.0 pts
Foreign-born2.2%14.6%−12.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%76.3%+10.7 pts
Black0.9%0.7%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%4.9%−2.3 pts
Asian1.1%12.3%−11.2 pts
Other8.5%5.9%+2.6 pts
Median household income$60,789$190,662−$129,873
Per capita income$29,202$112,774−$83,572
Poverty rate17.4%3.2%+14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.522−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%83.6%−53.0 pts
Graduate degree15.2%49.5%−34.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%4.2%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation58.0%60.9%−2.9 pts
Median home value$241,400$810,600−$569,200
Median gross rent$997$1,978−$981
Owner-occupied56.6%87.9%−31.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%3.7%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households58.8%41.9%+16.9 pts
Average commute25.634.6−9.0
Worked from home10.8%36.1%−25.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%13.5%−12.9 pts
Uninsured3.5%1.7%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024