COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmer vs Taylorville
PLACE A
Palmer, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Taylorville, Illinois
Palmer is 94% smaller than Taylorville. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Taylorville has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -18%).
PALMERTAYLORVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population58410,522−94% vs Taylorville
Population density1181,020−902
Population growth-18.0%-6.6%−11.4 pts
Median age40.239.6+0.6
Male48.9%47.7%+1.2 pts
Female51.1%52.3%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%90.3%−1.9 pts
Black1.7%3.2%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other9.9%2.4%+7.5 pts
Median household income$56,447$57,552−$1,105
Per capita income$16,724$31,442−$14,718
Poverty rate14.7%12.4%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%15.8%−8.4 pts
Graduate degree3.4%4.9%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%3.5%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation51.7%59.9%−8.2 pts
Median home value$78,900$104,100−$25,200
Median gross rent$583$828−$245
Owner-occupied86.1%66.6%+19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%11.8%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households8.1%37.3%−29.2 pts
Average commute40.220.4+19.8
Worked from home3.5%3.4%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.4%3.6%+9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025