COMPARING TWO PLACES
Strawn vs Bloomington
PLACE A
Strawn, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bloomington, Illinois
Strawn is 99% smaller than Bloomington. Bloomington earns more, with a median household income $29,034 higher. Bloomington has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -17%).
STRAWNBLOOMINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population58278,804−99% vs Bloomington
Population density7472,907−2,159
Population growth-17.3%2.7%−20.0 pts
Median age47.236.2+11.0
Male45.5%48.7%−3.2 pts
Female54.5%51.3%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born9.5%10.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%69.4%−3.7 pts
Black0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino32.4%7.3%+25.1 pts
Asian0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Other1.9%4.8%−2.9 pts
Median household income$48,350$77,384−$29,034
Per capita income$22,882$45,655−$22,773
Poverty rate18.8%11.0%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%48.7%−44.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%16.9%−15.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%2.7%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation51.4%66.9%−15.5 pts
Median home value$86,200$203,300−$117,100
Median gross rent$604$1,050−$446
Owner-occupied78.3%61.9%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.0%6.1%+24.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%34.8%+5.2 pts
Average commute26.216.8+9.4
Worked from home0.0%20.7%−20.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured12.4%5.3%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025