COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tamaroa vs Herrin
PLACE A
Tamaroa, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Herrin, Illinois
Tamaroa is 96% smaller than Herrin. Herrin earns more, with a median household income $11,329 higher. Herrin has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -15%).
TAMAROAHERRINDIFFERENCE
Total population52412,268−96% vs Herrin
Population density5471,268−721
Population growth-14.7%-1.2%−13.5 pts
Median age45.441.2+4.2
Male60.3%49.0%+11.3 pts
Female39.7%51.0%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.4%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%85.8%+12.7 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%4.3%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.2%5.3%−4.1 pts
Median household income$48,646$59,975−$11,329
Per capita income$28,347$36,228−$7,881
Poverty rate7.3%14.5%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%22.8%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree3.6%9.5%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%5.9%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation61.0%62.8%−1.7 pts
Median home value$80,200$113,300−$33,100
Median gross rent$785$1,002−$217
Owner-occupied82.1%65.7%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%10.1%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%45.6%−10.8 pts
Average commute23.121.9+1.2
Worked from home0.7%10.9%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.8%4.6%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025