COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ransom vs Streator
PLACE A
Ransom, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Ransom is 97% smaller than Streator. Ransom earns more, with a median household income $24,891 higher. Streator has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -20%).
RANSOMSTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population30912,190−97% vs Streator
Population density3091,666−1,357
Population growth-19.8%-8.8%−11.0 pts
Median age39.337.6+1.7
Male56.7%49.4%+7.4 pts
Female43.3%50.6%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born1.6%4.2%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.7%73.9%+20.8 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%17.8%−15.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.8%−0.4 pts
Other2.4%3.8%−1.3 pts
Median household income$82,500$57,609+$24,891
Per capita income$38,827$32,833+$5,994
Poverty rate7.8%20.3%−12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%12.9%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.5%3.4%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%7.9%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation68.4%60.2%+8.2 pts
Median home value$93,300$94,700−$1,400
Median gross rent$775$852−$77
Owner-occupied86.5%63.0%+23.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%10.5%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.0%−39.0 pts
Average commute29.827.7+2.1
Worked from home4.4%5.7%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.3%3.4%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025