COMPARING TWO PLACES
Witt vs Springfield
PLACE A
Witt, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Witt is 99% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $13,564 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -13%).
WITTSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population770112,989−99% vs Springfield
Population density6221,844−1,222
Population growth-13.1%-1.6%−11.5 pts
Median age37.541.0−3.5
Male45.0%48.3%−3.3 pts
Female55.0%51.7%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.9%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.9%69.3%+28.7 pts
Black1.0%19.1%−18.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%3.4%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other0.6%5.2%−4.6 pts
Median household income$52,500$66,064−$13,564
Per capita income$25,372$42,670−$17,298
Poverty rate22.3%16.8%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%36.3%−25.2 pts
Graduate degree2.4%15.6%−13.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%6.8%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation52.4%58.9%−6.5 pts
Median home value$50,700$162,100−$111,400
Median gross rent$578$975−$397
Owner-occupied76.3%64.3%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%11.1%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households20.2%43.6%−23.3 pts
Average commute31.517.4+14.0
Worked from home7.3%14.5%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured7.4%4.1%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025