COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oconee vs Taylorville
PLACE A
Oconee, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Taylorville, Illinois
Oconee is 98% smaller than Taylorville. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Taylorville has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -22%).
OCONEETAYLORVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population17310,522−98% vs Taylorville
Population density1331,020−887
Population growth-21.8%-6.6%−15.2 pts
Median age61.439.6+21.8
Male36.5%47.7%−11.2 pts
Female63.5%52.3%+11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.1%90.3%−58.2 pts
Black63.8%3.2%+60.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%2.9%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other2.9%2.4%+0.5 pts
Median household income$59,135$57,552+$1,583
Per capita income$21,464$31,442−$9,978
Poverty rate2.9%12.4%−9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%15.8%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate38.9%3.5%+35.3 pts
Labor force participation26.3%59.9%−33.6 pts
Median home value$87,500$104,100−$16,600
Median gross rent$592$828−$236
Owner-occupied91.1%66.6%+24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%11.8%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.3%−37.3 pts
Average commute22.720.4+2.4
Worked from home0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%3.6%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025