COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panola vs Normal
PLACE A
Panola, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Normal, Illinois
Panola is 100% smaller than Normal. Panola earns more, with a median household income $28,965 higher.
PANOLANORMALDIFFERENCE
Total population4353,275−100% vs Normal
Population density1002,887−2,787
Population growth4.4%0.5%+4.0 pts
Median age59.525.0+34.5
Male61.1%47.8%+13.3 pts
Female38.9%52.2%−13.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%75.4%+24.6 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Other0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Median household income$93,750$64,785+$28,965
Per capita income$51,019$36,168+$14,851
Poverty rate0.0%21.4%−21.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2800.514−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%52.9%−14.2 pts
Graduate degree12.9%19.1%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation60.0%62.1%−2.1 pts
Median home value$147,200$213,600−$66,400
Median gross rent$0$965−$965
Owner-occupied100.0%54.8%+45.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.1%−52.1 pts
Average commute26.116.5+9.6
Worked from home0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025