COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atalissa vs Muscatine
PLACE A
Atalissa, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Muscatine, Iowa
Atalissa is 99% smaller than Muscatine. Atalissa earns more, with a median household income $9,071 higher. Muscatine has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -5%).
ATALISSAMUSCATINEDIFFERENCE
Total population28423,164−99% vs Muscatine
Population density2,0431,273+770
Population growth-4.8%4.0%−8.8 pts
Median age42.237.0+5.2
Male49.8%50.4%−0.6 pts
Female50.2%49.6%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.8%7.2%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%70.5%+2.2 pts
Black2.4%3.6%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.5%20.4%+4.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.4%4.7%−4.3 pts
Median household income$67,188$58,117+$9,071
Per capita income$36,331$30,853+$5,478
Poverty rate7.1%19.1%−12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%21.1%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.3%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation81.0%61.7%+19.3 pts
Median home value$127,900$153,600−$25,700
Median gross rent$775$974−$199
Owner-occupied88.5%66.5%+22.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%7.4%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%48.0%−17.2 pts
Average commute29.716.3+13.4
Worked from home1.3%6.3%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%5.0%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025