COMPARING TWO PLACES
Allen vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Allen, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Allen is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $7,093 higher. Norfolk has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
ALLENNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population163231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density5914,336−3,746
Population growth-9.6%-2.0%−7.6 pts
Median age40.532.7+7.8
Male43.6%50.7%−7.1 pts
Female56.4%49.3%+7.1 pts
Foreign-born1.0%7.9%−6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%41.2%+55.3 pts
Black0.0%38.9%−38.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Asian1.0%3.6%−2.6 pts
Other2.4%6.1%−3.7 pts
Median household income$59,016$66,109−$7,093
Per capita income$32,305$39,457−$7,152
Poverty rate8.0%16.5%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.474−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%33.5%−24.6 pts
Graduate degree2.4%14.1%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation66.9%69.8%−2.9 pts
Median home value$59,600$289,900−$230,300
Median gross rent$478$1,321−$843
Owner-occupied60.3%46.3%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%8.3%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%52.8%−47.1 pts
Average commute33.123.0+10.1
Worked from home1.2%10.2%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured8.7%9.1%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025