COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Rock vs Plano
PLACE A
Big Rock, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Plano, Texas
Big Rock is 100% smaller than Plano. Plano earns more, with a median household income $90,003 higher.
BIG ROCKPLANODIFFERENCE
Total population6293,028−100% vs Plano
Population density184,087−4,069
Population growth–9.9%–
Median age62.139.6+22.5
Male50.0%49.5%+0.5 pts
Female50.0%50.5%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%29.3%−29.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%46.6%+53.4 pts
Black0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Asian0.0%23.6%−23.6 pts
Other0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$22,250$112,253−$90,003
Per capita income$48,875$59,916−$11,041
Poverty rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.445+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher50.0%60.5%−10.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%24.9%−24.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation100.0%69.2%+30.8 pts
Median home value$155,000$465,900−$310,900
Median gross rent–$1,841–
Owner-occupied100.0%56.9%+43.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%41.9%+58.1 pts
Average commute–25.4–
Worked from home0.0%27.5%−27.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024