COMPARING TWO PLACES
Agency vs Ottumwa
PLACE A
Agency, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Ottumwa, Iowa
Agency is 98% smaller than Ottumwa. Agency earns more, with a median household income $6,710 higher.
AGENCYOTTUMWADIFFERENCE
Total population61225,319−98% vs Ottumwa
Population density1,0811,576−495
Population growth-2.8%2.0%−4.8 pts
Median age51.136.7+14.4
Male48.3%50.7%−2.4 pts
Female51.7%49.3%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%13.5%−13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.5%69.0%+22.5 pts
Black0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%17.1%−11.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other3.2%7.6%−4.4 pts
Median household income$67,813$61,103+$6,710
Per capita income$38,613$30,586+$8,027
Poverty rate8.0%17.2%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%20.8%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree8.5%8.3%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%4.6%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation57.8%62.9%−5.1 pts
Median home value$157,300$106,300+$51,000
Median gross rent$573$921−$348
Owner-occupied82.6%61.7%+20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%12.4%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%45.6%−27.2 pts
Average commute19.717.8+1.9
Worked from home6.5%4.3%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured3.2%7.1%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025