COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pittsfield vs Rensselaer
PLACE A
Pittsfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rensselaer, New York
Pittsfield is 57% smaller than Rensselaer. Rensselaer earns more, with a median household income $15,437 higher. Rensselaer has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
PITTSFIELDRENSSELAERDIFFERENCE
Total population4,0419,421−57% vs Rensselaer
Population density8452,964−2,118
Population growth-8.1%-1.9%−6.1 pts
Median age43.336.7+6.6
Male48.0%47.0%+1.0 pts
Female52.0%53.0%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.8%9.8%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.8%66.6%+29.2 pts
Black1.4%8.0%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%8.0%−6.5 pts
Asian0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Other1.4%7.1%−5.8 pts
Median household income$54,643$70,080−$15,437
Per capita income$31,566$38,895−$7,329
Poverty rate17.9%17.9%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.399+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%26.1%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree5.2%8.9%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.6%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation57.5%67.2%−9.7 pts
Median home value$111,400$208,900−$97,500
Median gross rent$705$1,219−$514
Owner-occupied74.5%43.3%+31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%12.5%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.9%33.0%+7.9 pts
Average commute16.922.3−5.4
Worked from home2.3%14.2%−11.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%5.4%−5.1 pts
Uninsured4.1%2.8%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025