COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sorento vs Bethalto
PLACE A
Sorento, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Bethalto, Illinois
Sorento is 96% smaller than Bethalto. Bethalto earns more, with a median household income $17,096 higher. Bethalto has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
SORENTOBETHALTODIFFERENCE
Total population4099,202−96% vs Bethalto
Population density5131,212−700
Population growth-13.9%-2.2%−11.6 pts
Median age41.440.8+0.6
Male50.0%47.1%+2.9 pts
Female50.0%52.9%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born2.1%0.6%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.0%92.1%−7.1 pts
Black1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%0.3%+4.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other8.9%5.9%+3.0 pts
Median household income$47,679$64,775−$17,096
Per capita income$22,931$36,311−$13,380
Poverty rate19.8%12.3%+7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.404+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%30.4%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree1.6%10.1%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%4.0%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation54.8%61.7%−6.8 pts
Median home value$63,200$168,900−$105,700
Median gross rent$533$981−$448
Owner-occupied89.8%80.1%+9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%9.1%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%44.7%−33.6 pts
Average commute34.323.1+11.2
Worked from home2.8%12.1%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured12.5%4.4%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025