COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower Hill vs Decatur
PLACE A
Tower Hill, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Tower Hill is 71% smaller than Decatur. Tower Hill earns more, with a median household income $10,774 higher. Decatur has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -21%).
TOWER HILLDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population4731,637−71% vs Decatur
Population density471431+39
Population growth-20.6%-2.2%−18.4 pts
Median age41.442.4−1.0
Male51.4%45.7%+5.7 pts
Female48.6%54.3%−5.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%91.3%−3.6 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other12.3%5.0%+7.4 pts
Median household income$53,352$42,578+$10,774
Per capita income$20,608$24,771−$4,163
Poverty rate13.0%34.3%−21.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%11.1%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree2.1%3.7%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%23.1%−19.3 pts
Labor force participation50.0%48.3%+1.7 pts
Median home value$68,300$220,900−$152,600
Median gross rent$783$847−$64
Owner-occupied84.0%57.7%+26.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%7.6%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households19.2%33.6%−14.3 pts
Average commute18.225.2−7.0
Worked from home7.9%3.3%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.8%12.3%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025