COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ransom vs Ottawa
PLACE A
Ransom, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Ottawa, Toledo, Ohio
Ransom is 98% smaller than Ottawa. Ransom earns more, with a median household income $19,010 higher.
RANSOMOTTAWADIFFERENCE
Total population30918,043−98% vs Ottawa
Population density3094,453−4,144
Population growth-19.8%––
Median age39.329.7+9.6
Male56.7%49.2%+7.5 pts
Female43.3%50.8%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born1.6%7.2%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.7%51.3%+43.4 pts
Black0.0%35.3%−35.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%5.4%−2.9 pts
Asian0.4%3.8%−3.4 pts
Other2.4%4.2%−1.7 pts
Median household income$82,500$63,490+$19,010
Per capita income$38,827$29,227+$9,600
Poverty rate7.8%29.1%−21.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.412−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%40.8%−24.7 pts
Graduate degree6.5%18.6%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%6.8%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation68.4%65.8%+2.6 pts
Median home value$93,300$134,617−$41,317
Median gross rent$775$1,023−$248
Owner-occupied86.5%45.1%+41.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%8.8%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.0%−40.0 pts
Average commute29.816.3+13.4
Worked from home4.4%8.7%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured3.3%7.0%−3.7 pts