COMPARING TWO PLACES
Varna vs Streator
PLACE A
Varna, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Streator, Illinois
Varna is 97% smaller than Streator. Varna earns more, with a median household income $5,030 higher. Varna has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -9%).
VARNASTREATORDIFFERENCE
Total population36512,190−97% vs Streator
Population density1,2291,666−437
Population growth-2.3%-8.8%+6.5 pts
Median age46.937.6+9.3
Male59.4%49.4%+10.1 pts
Female40.6%50.6%−10.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%73.9%+19.9 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%17.8%−16.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other5.2%3.8%+1.4 pts
Median household income$62,639$57,609+$5,030
Per capita income$26,822$32,833−$6,011
Poverty rate20.2%20.3%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%12.9%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree4.0%3.4%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%7.9%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation57.6%60.2%−2.6 pts
Median home value$89,300$94,700−$5,400
Median gross rent$833$852−$19
Owner-occupied84.2%63.0%+21.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%10.5%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%39.0%−0.5 pts
Average commute31.427.7+3.7
Worked from home2.6%5.7%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.4%3.4%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025