COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pittsfield vs Orono
PLACE A
Pittsfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Orono, Maine
Pittsfield is 64% smaller than Orono. Orono earns more, with a median household income $5,141 higher. Orono has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -8%).
PITTSFIELDORONODIFFERENCE
Total population4,04111,151−64% vs Orono
Population density8451,581−736
Population growth-8.1%7.5%−15.6 pts
Median age43.321.6+21.7
Male48.0%50.0%−2.1 pts
Female52.0%50.0%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.8%5.7%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.8%86.4%+9.4 pts
Black1.4%1.4%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%4.4%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other1.4%4.3%−2.9 pts
Median household income$54,643$59,784−$5,141
Per capita income$31,566$25,481+$6,085
Poverty rate17.9%27.0%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%69.8%−47.4 pts
Graduate degree5.2%41.0%−35.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.6%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation57.5%58.7%−1.2 pts
Median home value$111,400$262,900−$151,500
Median gross rent$705$1,280−$575
Owner-occupied74.5%41.7%+32.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%7.3%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households40.9%57.5%−16.6 pts
Average commute16.915.2+1.6
Worked from home2.3%11.0%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.6%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.1%3.5%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024