COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roberts vs Pontiac
PLACE A
Roberts, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Pontiac, Missouri
Roberts is 286% larger than Pontiac. Pontiac earns more, with a median household income $27,729 higher. Roberts has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -30%).
ROBERTSPONTIACDIFFERENCE
Total population34088+286% vs Pontiac
Population density70735+672
Population growth-4.7%-29.7%+25.0 pts
Median age38.869.9−31.1
Male42.5%48.9%−6.4 pts
Female57.5%51.1%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.1%80.7%+6.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino7.6%5.7%+1.9 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other4.7%13.6%−8.9 pts
Median household income$60,500$88,229−$27,729
Per capita income$22,682$44,027−$21,345
Poverty rate28.9%0.0%+28.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.240+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%35.2%−20.8 pts
Graduate degree9.9%21.6%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%0.0%+10.8 pts
Labor force participation58.8%13.6%+45.2 pts
Median home value$59,700$267,500−$207,800
Median gross rent$865$483+$382
Owner-occupied84.5%100.0%−15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%65.8%−56.1 pts
Rent-burdened households34.4%0.0%+34.4 pts
Average commute29.420.3+9.1
Worked from home2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024