COMPARING TWO PLACES
Venice vs Granite City
PLACE A
Venice, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Granite City, Illinois
Venice is 14% larger than Granite City. Venice earns more, with a median household income $17,550 higher. Venice has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -8%).
VENICEGRANITE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population30,47726,807+14% vs Granite City
Population density1,8841,410+474
Population growth22.7%-7.7%+30.4 pts
Median age69.240.4+28.8
Male44.9%49.9%−4.9 pts
Female55.1%50.1%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born11.7%4.1%+7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%72.6%+14.9 pts
Black1.2%8.9%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%9.9%−4.0 pts
Asian2.1%1.3%+0.8 pts
Other3.3%7.3%−3.9 pts
Median household income$76,755$59,205+$17,550
Per capita income$75,070$31,559+$43,511
Poverty rate9.2%14.8%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5910.412+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%15.6%+30.7 pts
Graduate degree20.6%4.3%+16.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%5.7%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation30.6%58.1%−27.4 pts
Median home value$434,700$104,300+$330,400
Median gross rent$1,606$834+$772
Owner-occupied80.4%72.6%+7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%10.1%+18.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.1%38.5%+17.7 pts
Average commute26.122.1+4.0
Worked from home25.4%8.9%+16.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Uninsured4.4%6.7%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025