COMPARING TWO PLACES
St. Joseph vs Champaign
PLACE A
St. Joseph, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Champaign, Illinois
St. Joseph is 99% smaller than Champaign. Champaign earns more, with a median household income $7,006 higher. Champaign has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
ST. JOSEPHCHAMPAIGNDIFFERENCE
Total population82991,195−99% vs Champaign
Population density2203,961−3,740
Population growth1.0%8.9%−7.9 pts
Median age39.626.6+13.0
Male51.0%50.5%+0.5 pts
Female49.0%49.5%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.8%16.9%−15.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.7%54.5%+36.2 pts
Black3.6%17.2%−13.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%7.9%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Other4.0%4.6%−0.7 pts
Median household income$49,112$56,118−$7,006
Per capita income$44,704$36,223+$8,481
Poverty rate13.8%25.9%−12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6090.562+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%52.7%−42.3 pts
Graduate degree5.5%30.2%−24.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%4.8%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation59.1%59.6%−0.4 pts
Median home value$171,300$210,900−$39,600
Median gross rent$631$1,123−$492
Owner-occupied80.3%43.8%+36.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%10.9%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.0%48.2%−1.3 pts
Average commute29.414.9+14.5
Worked from home5.0%17.3%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured7.4%5.4%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025