COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sycamore vs Albany
PLACE A
Sycamore, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Albany, Illinois
Sycamore is 84% smaller than Albany. Albany earns more, with a median household income $37,857 higher. Albany has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -18%).
SYCAMOREALBANYDIFFERENCE
Total population138838−84% vs Albany
Population density44782−739
Population growth-18.3%-3.0%−15.3 pts
Median age57.037.8+19.2
Male63.2%55.2%+8.1 pts
Female36.8%44.8%−8.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%92.7%−8.8 pts
Black11.8%1.4%+10.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.4%3.6%+0.8 pts
Median household income$25,000$62,857−$37,857
Per capita income$43,710$33,015+$10,695
Poverty rate27.9%4.0%+23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6360.373+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%19.0%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree7.3%5.6%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation58.5%59.1%−0.7 pts
Median home value$98,300$148,800−$50,500
Median gross rent$422$724−$302
Owner-occupied56.4%89.1%−32.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.1%10.9%+34.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%28.6%−28.6 pts
Average commute31.123.1+7.9
Worked from home0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.1%6.8%+12.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025