COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olmsted vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Olmsted, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Olmsted is 98% smaller than Sikeston. Sikeston earns more, with a median household income $26,259 higher. Sikeston has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -14%).
OLMSTEDSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population26515,983−98% vs Sikeston
Population density79932−853
Population growth-14.4%-0.2%−14.2 pts
Median age51.838.2+13.6
Male44.6%45.5%−0.9 pts
Female55.4%54.5%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%68.2%+12.1 pts
Black11.6%21.3%−9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other8.0%8.0%+0.0 pts
Median household income$32,656$58,915−$26,259
Per capita income$21,263$35,557−$14,294
Poverty rate23.7%14.2%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%27.5%−22.3 pts
Graduate degree1.6%11.3%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation40.7%57.9%−17.2 pts
Median home value$51,800$168,800−$117,000
Median gross rent$625$891−$266
Owner-occupied73.2%60.5%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%9.4%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households26.9%45.7%−18.8 pts
Average commute30.615.7+14.9
Worked from home13.3%3.7%+9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%12.1%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025