COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blockton vs Norwalk
PLACE A
Blockton, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Norwalk, Wisconsin
Blockton is 80% smaller than Norwalk. Blockton earns more, with a median household income $12,604 higher. Norwalk has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -35%).
BLOCKTONNORWALKDIFFERENCE
Total population123604−80% vs Norwalk
Population density193586−394
Population growth-34.9%-4.2%−30.7 pts
Median age49.230.2+19.0
Male50.8%58.9%−8.1 pts
Female49.2%41.1%+8.1 pts
Foreign-born1.6%32.8%−31.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%40.3%+54.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%58.2%−58.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.9%0.3%+4.6 pts
Median household income$78,750$66,146+$12,604
Per capita income$34,205$25,642+$8,563
Poverty rate4.1%8.6%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2640.298−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%9.5%+12.8 pts
Graduate degree4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%0.9%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation79.2%72.9%+6.3 pts
Median home value$62,900$96,700−$33,800
Median gross rent$830$787+$43
Owner-occupied80.6%76.2%+4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%9.1%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households15.4%14.5%+0.8 pts
Average commute34.026.9+7.1
Worked from home1.3%10.0%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.0%34.7%−25.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025