COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iowa vs Kansas
PLACE A
Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Iowa is 9% larger than Kansas. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
IOWAKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population3,210,5072,947,197+9% vs Kansas
Population density5736+21
Population growth4.7%3.0%+1.8 pts
Median age38.637.4+1.2
Male50.2%50.2%−0.0 pts
Female49.8%49.8%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born5.9%7.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%72.7%+9.6 pts
Black3.8%5.2%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%13.6%−6.3 pts
Asian2.5%2.9%−0.4 pts
Other4.2%5.7%−1.5 pts
Median household income$75,059$74,275+$784
Per capita income$40,877$40,978−$101
Poverty rate11.1%11.3%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%35.6%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree10.5%13.4%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%3.9%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation66.4%66.1%+0.3 pts
Median home value$208,000$217,200−$9,200
Median gross rent$972$1,060−$88
Owner-occupied71.7%67.2%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%9.2%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households40.5%40.4%+0.1 pts
Average commute19.819.7+0.1
Worked from home11.3%11.8%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Uninsured5.0%8.8%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024