COMPARING TWO PLACES
Penfield vs Rantoul
PLACE A
Penfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rantoul, Illinois
Penfield is 98% smaller than Rantoul. Penfield earns more, with a median household income $48,309 higher. Rantoul has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -22%).
PENFIELDRANTOULDIFFERENCE
Total population19011,991−98% vs Rantoul
Population density7391,412−673
Population growth-21.8%-4.4%−17.4 pts
Median age52.736.6+16.1
Male48.4%47.0%+1.5 pts
Female51.6%53.0%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%52.0%+44.3 pts
Black0.0%17.9%−17.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%20.1%−16.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
Median household income$97,000$48,691+$48,309
Per capita income$37,286$28,208+$9,078
Poverty rate12.4%16.9%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.409−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.0%12.4%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation30.7%55.8%−25.1 pts
Median home value$96,200$118,200−$22,000
Median gross rent$703$890−$187
Owner-occupied85.9%55.0%+30.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%11.7%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%44.0%−16.7 pts
Average commute24.219.5+4.7
Worked from home10.6%11.8%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.6%10.7%−9.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024