COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stoy vs Charleston
PLACE A
Stoy, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Stoy is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $30,539 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 4%).
STOYCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population105159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density1131,386−1,273
Population growth3.8%25.1%−21.3 pts
Median age47.236.6+10.6
Male56.7%47.7%+8.9 pts
Female43.3%52.3%−8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.7%+28.3 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$61,875$92,414−$30,539
Per capita income$29,988$59,875−$29,887
Poverty rate5.6%12.3%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3380.492−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%58.3%−48.3 pts
Graduate degree1.7%22.8%−21.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%3.4%+6.6 pts
Labor force participation47.6%67.6%−20.0 pts
Median home value$79,000$509,700−$430,700
Median gross rent$406$1,722−$1,316
Owner-occupied100.0%55.6%+44.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%12.1%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.8%−51.8 pts
Average commute12.524.2−11.7
Worked from home5.6%19.4%−13.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured3.3%6.0%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025