COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ottawa vs LaSalle
PLACE A
Ottawa, Toledo, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
LaSalle, Illinois
Ottawa is 92% larger than LaSalle. Ottawa earns more, with a median household income $5,758 higher.
OTTAWALASALLEDIFFERENCE
Total population18,0439,388+92% vs LaSalle
Population density4,453698+3,755
Population growth–-0.3%–
Median age29.740.2−10.5
Male49.2%50.3%−1.1 pts
Female50.8%49.7%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born7.2%4.7%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.3%75.8%−24.5 pts
Black35.3%4.1%+31.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.4%16.6%−11.2 pts
Asian3.8%1.3%+2.5 pts
Other4.2%2.1%+2.1 pts
Median household income$63,490$57,732+$5,758
Per capita income$29,227$30,039−$812
Poverty rate29.1%18.8%+10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.417Even
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%16.8%+24.0 pts
Graduate degree18.6%6.9%+11.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%5.0%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation65.8%66.4%−0.5 pts
Median home value$134,617$113,500+$21,117
Median gross rent$1,023$1,045−$22
Owner-occupied45.1%64.9%−19.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%10.6%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%38.2%+1.9 pts
Average commute16.320.2−3.8
Worked from home8.7%2.1%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.3%+1.6 pts
Uninsured7.0%4.5%+2.5 pts