COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Bardstown
PLACE A
Springfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Bardstown, Kentucky
Springfield is 698% larger than Bardstown. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $14,683 higher. Bardstown has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -2%).
SPRINGFIELDBARDSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population112,98914,161+698% vs Bardstown
Population density1,8441,170+675
Population growth-1.6%16.0%−17.6 pts
Median age41.038.1+2.9
Male48.3%51.7%−3.4 pts
Female51.7%48.3%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born4.9%5.8%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.3%78.0%−8.8 pts
Black19.1%13.8%+5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%6.0%−2.6 pts
Asian3.0%0.3%+2.8 pts
Other5.2%1.9%+3.3 pts
Median household income$66,064$51,381+$14,683
Per capita income$42,670$31,358+$11,312
Poverty rate16.8%14.7%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.471+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%26.7%+9.7 pts
Graduate degree15.6%11.8%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%4.0%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation58.9%63.0%−4.0 pts
Median home value$162,100$203,500−$41,400
Median gross rent$975$977−$2
Owner-occupied64.3%61.1%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%2.5%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%47.2%−3.7 pts
Average commute17.420.5−3.1
Worked from home14.5%4.1%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Uninsured4.1%9.3%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025