COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barnum vs Fort Dodge
PLACE A
Barnum, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fort Dodge, Kansas
Barnum is 109% larger than Fort Dodge. Barnum earns more, with a median household income $46,398 higher. Barnum has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -41%).
BARNUMFORT DODGEDIFFERENCE
Total population19493+109% vs Fort Dodge
Population density519508+11
Population growth-8.4%-41.2%+32.8 pts
Median age27.467.9−40.5
Male76.0%89.2%−13.2 pts
Female24.0%10.8%+13.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%94.6%+1.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.8%2.2%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other3.2%2.2%+1.0 pts
Median household income$86,615$40,217+$46,398
Per capita income$36,060$30,765+$5,295
Poverty rate5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2530.100+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation81.9%0.0%+81.9 pts
Median home value$135,600––
Median gross rent$495$644−$149
Owner-occupied95.8%0.0%+95.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%26.3%−15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.2%−45.2 pts
Average commute16.8––
Worked from home1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024