COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Chalco
PLACE A
Springfield, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Chalco, Nebraska
Springfield is 966% larger than Chalco. Chalco earns more, with a median household income $19,608 higher.
SPRINGFIELDCHALCODIFFERENCE
Total population112,98910,595+966% vs Chalco
Population density1,8443,942−2,097
Population growth-1.6%0.6%−2.2 pts
Median age41.034.4+6.6
Male48.3%51.8%−3.4 pts
Female51.7%48.2%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born4.9%4.0%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.3%84.3%−15.0 pts
Black19.1%0.5%+18.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%9.6%−6.3 pts
Asian3.0%1.0%+2.0 pts
Other5.2%4.6%+0.6 pts
Median household income$66,064$85,672−$19,608
Per capita income$42,670$42,617+$53
Poverty rate16.8%4.8%+12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.346+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%37.0%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree15.6%9.1%+6.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%1.4%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation58.9%80.2%−21.3 pts
Median home value$162,100$238,600−$76,500
Median gross rent$975$1,195−$220
Owner-occupied64.3%68.5%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%0.0%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%50.3%−6.7 pts
Average commute17.420.1−2.7
Worked from home14.5%8.8%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.3%+1.0 pts
Uninsured4.1%4.4%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024