COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roxana vs Glen Carbon
PLACE A
Roxana, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Glen Carbon, Illinois
Roxana is 90% smaller than Glen Carbon. Glen Carbon earns more, with a median household income $32,652 higher. Glen Carbon has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
ROXANAGLEN CARBONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,39513,898−90% vs Glen Carbon
Population density1961,347−1,151
Population growth-5.7%7.0%−12.7 pts
Median age41.340.4+0.9
Male50.6%49.2%+1.4 pts
Female49.4%50.8%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.6%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%81.8%+12.6 pts
Black1.1%9.3%−8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%2.1%−0.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.7%−0.6 pts
Other2.4%6.1%−3.7 pts
Median household income$64,516$97,168−$32,652
Per capita income$33,178$51,575−$18,397
Poverty rate12.4%4.9%+7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.400−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%50.8%−32.1 pts
Graduate degree5.7%18.3%−12.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.4%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation60.1%66.7%−6.6 pts
Median home value$95,400$282,000−$186,600
Median gross rent$975$1,097−$122
Owner-occupied72.7%69.2%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%2.8%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%39.0%−8.9 pts
Average commute18.826.4−7.7
Worked from home3.8%20.9%−17.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured8.0%3.2%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025