COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wendell vs Jerome
PLACE A
Wendell, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Jerome, Illinois
Wendell is 90% smaller than Jerome. Jerome earns more, with a median household income $3,939 higher.
WENDELLJEROMEDIFFERENCE
Total population1651,627−90% vs Jerome
Population density1663,522−3,356
Population growth-0.6%2.2%−2.8 pts
Median age39.335.6+3.7
Male53.8%46.4%+7.4 pts
Female46.2%53.6%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%85.9%−4.2 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.5%5.3%+9.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other3.8%3.8%Even
Median household income$61,250$65,189−$3,939
Per capita income$29,932$38,779−$8,847
Poverty rate22.0%6.4%+15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.351+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%29.8%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree3.8%7.1%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation70.4%74.0%−3.6 pts
Median home value$82,500$127,800−$45,300
Median gross rent$743$951−$208
Owner-occupied84.4%70.4%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%21.4%+20.3 pts
Average commute21.119.9+1.2
Worked from home14.1%9.1%+5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.1%1.8%+7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025