COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ransom vs Pontiac
PLACE A
Ransom, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Pontiac, Missouri
Ransom is 251% larger than Pontiac. Pontiac earns more, with a median household income $5,729 higher. Ransom has grown faster since 2000 (-20% vs -30%).
RANSOMPONTIACDIFFERENCE
Total population30988+251% vs Pontiac
Population density30935+274
Population growth-19.8%-29.7%+9.9 pts
Median age39.369.9−30.6
Male56.7%48.9%+7.9 pts
Female43.3%51.1%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.7%80.7%+14.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.4%5.7%−3.2 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other2.4%13.6%−11.2 pts
Median household income$82,500$88,229−$5,729
Per capita income$38,827$44,027−$5,200
Poverty rate7.8%0.0%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.240+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%35.2%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree6.5%21.6%−15.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%0.0%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation68.4%13.6%+54.8 pts
Median home value$93,300$267,500−$174,200
Median gross rent$775$483+$292
Owner-occupied86.5%100.0%−13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%65.8%−46.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute29.820.3+9.5
Worked from home4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024