COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iowa vs Maine
PLACE A
Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Iowa is 131% larger than Maine. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
IOWAMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,210,5071,387,817+131% vs Maine
Population density5745+12
Population growth4.7%2.6%+2.2 pts
Median age38.644.8−6.2
Male50.2%49.3%+0.9 pts
Female49.8%50.7%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born5.9%4.1%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%89.9%−7.6 pts
Black3.8%1.8%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%2.2%+5.1 pts
Asian2.5%1.1%+1.3 pts
Other4.2%5.0%−0.8 pts
Median household income$75,059$74,733+$326
Per capita income$40,877$43,742−$2,865
Poverty rate11.1%10.7%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%36.2%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree10.5%13.7%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%3.8%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation66.4%61.7%+4.7 pts
Median home value$208,000$296,600−$88,600
Median gross rent$972$1,139−$167
Owner-occupied71.7%74.3%−2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%20.6%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.5%44.1%−3.5 pts
Average commute19.824.6−4.7
Worked from home11.3%15.9%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%6.2%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024