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This Illinois City Is The 2nd Loneliest In The U.S.
Not everywhere is going to be a thriving metropolis.
You can feel lonely whether you live in a metro area or in a rural space. Illinois apparently has a lot of lonely towns. In fact, the state tied Ohio for the most appearances on the list in a recent study by 24/7 Wall Street.
The study looked at several factors to come up with the list of lonely metro areas, including:
- Amount of one-person households
- Percent of adults living alone out of adult civilian population
- One-person household (ages 65+)
- Monthly gross rent
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate
- Median household income
Several states had a few appearances but Illinois had six areas make the list. Here are the loneliest cities in Illinois.
30. Carbondale-Marion
- One-person households in 2022: 34.2%
- Adults living alone: 15.2%
- One-person household (65+): 40.7% of one-person households
- Monthly gross rent: $754
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 31.2%
- Median household income: $55,289
25. Springfield
- One-person households in 2022: 34.4%
- Adults living alone: 14.7%
- One-person household (65+): 39.2% of one-person households
- Monthly gross rent: $879
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 35.2%
- Median household income: $73,918
14. Bloomington
- One-person households in 2022: 35.3%
- Adults living alone: 14.3%
- One-person household (65+): 27.8% of one-person households
- Monthly gross rent: $954
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 47.5%
- Median household income: $70,674
8. Champaign-Urbana
- One-person households in 2022: 36.1%
- Adults living alone: 14.9%
- One-person household (65+): 27% of one-person households
- Monthly gross rent: $959
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 46.1%
- Median household income: $62,108
7. Decatur
- One-person households in 2022: 36.8%
- Adults living alone: 16.1%
- One-person household (65+): 43.9% of one-person households
- Monthly gross rent: $774
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 24.6%
- Median household income: $60,332
Illinois' Loneliest City (#2 nationally) is Danville
- One-person households in 2022: 39.7%
- Adults living alone: 17.7%
- One-person household (65+): 46.4% of one-person households
- Monthly gross rent: $743
- Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 15.5%
- Median household income: $51,515
Half of the list's loneliest cities are in the Midwest. Living alone isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's peaceful. Unless you have cats.
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