COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olmsted vs Paducah
PLACE A
Olmsted, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Paducah, Texas
Olmsted is 72% smaller than Paducah. Paducah earns more, with a median household income $4,219 higher.
OLMSTEDPADUCAHDIFFERENCE
Total population265938−72% vs Paducah
Population density79623−544
Population growth-14.4%-10.4%−4.0 pts
Median age51.844.6+7.2
Male44.6%49.0%−4.4 pts
Female55.4%51.0%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%34.4%+46.0 pts
Black11.6%3.0%+8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%53.3%−53.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other8.0%9.4%−1.3 pts
Median household income$32,656$36,875−$4,219
Per capita income$21,263$26,115−$4,852
Poverty rate23.7%21.7%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.536−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%20.0%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree1.6%5.5%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%16.3%−16.3 pts
Labor force participation40.7%53.7%−13.0 pts
Median home value$51,800$49,000+$2,800
Median gross rent$625$256+$369
Owner-occupied73.2%80.6%−7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%34.7%−8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households26.9%16.9%+10.1 pts
Average commute30.617.8+12.8
Worked from home13.3%2.5%+10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%11.8%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025