COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thebes vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Thebes, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Thebes is 99% smaller than Sikeston. Sikeston earns more, with a median household income $17,998 higher. Sikeston has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -52%).
THEBESSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population18115,983−99% vs Sikeston
Population density104932−828
Population growth-52.3%-0.2%−52.1 pts
Median age25.138.2−13.1
Male31.7%45.5%−13.7 pts
Female68.3%54.5%+13.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%68.2%+27.3 pts
Black0.0%21.3%−21.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%2.3%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.7%8.0%−4.3 pts
Median household income$40,917$58,915−$17,998
Per capita income$14,503$35,557−$21,054
Poverty rate32.3%14.2%+18.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%27.5%−22.5 pts
Graduate degree2.2%11.3%−9.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%3.5%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation38.8%57.9%−19.1 pts
Median home value$45,000$168,800−$123,800
Median gross rent$583$891−$308
Owner-occupied78.2%60.5%+17.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.6%9.4%+23.2 pts
Rent-burdened households10.5%45.7%−35.2 pts
Average commute32.215.7+16.5
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.6%12.1%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025