COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithboro vs Highland
PLACE A
Smithboro, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Highland, Utah
Smithboro is 99% smaller than Highland. Highland earns more, with a median household income $141,700 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -13%).
SMITHBOROHIGHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population14921,571−99% vs Highland
Population density1602,484−2,324
Population growth-13.0%24.6%−37.6 pts
Median age33.328.0+5.3
Male42.1%52.7%−10.7 pts
Female57.9%47.3%+10.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%85.8%+7.5 pts
Black4.9%1.5%+3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.8%7.0%−5.2 pts
Median household income$44,375$186,075−$141,700
Per capita income$22,309$62,900−$40,591
Poverty rate25.6%1.9%+23.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.422+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.1%64.4%−62.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%20.6%−20.6 pts
Unemployment rate12.3%3.9%+8.4 pts
Labor force participation52.8%63.6%−10.8 pts
Median home value$67,700$928,300−$860,600
Median gross rent$593$2,166−$1,573
Owner-occupied86.7%91.7%−5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%3.0%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.1%−37.1 pts
Average commute21.823.1−1.4
Worked from home0.0%23.3%−23.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.2%4.4%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025