COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olmsted vs Jackson
PLACE A
Olmsted, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Jackson, South Carolina
Olmsted is 84% smaller than Jackson. Jackson earns more, with a median household income $6,978 higher.
OLMSTEDJACKSONDIFFERENCE
Total population2651,639−84% vs Jackson
Population density79466−387
Population growth-14.4%-10.5%−3.9 pts
Median age51.859.8−8.0
Male44.6%46.0%−1.5 pts
Female55.4%54.0%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%64.8%+15.5 pts
Black11.6%29.7%−18.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other8.0%4.2%+3.8 pts
Median household income$32,656$39,634−$6,978
Per capita income$21,263$30,184−$8,921
Poverty rate23.7%11.1%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.368+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%16.1%−10.9 pts
Graduate degree1.6%2.9%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation40.7%51.5%−10.9 pts
Median home value$51,800$199,800−$148,000
Median gross rent$625$541+$84
Owner-occupied73.2%75.0%−1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%5.9%+20.1 pts
Rent-burdened households26.9%9.3%+17.6 pts
Average commute30.620.8+9.8
Worked from home13.3%4.9%+8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%11.9%−7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025