COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowen vs Keokuk
PLACE A
Bowen, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Keokuk, Iowa
Bowen is 95% smaller than Keokuk. Bowen earns more, with a median household income $11,039 higher.
BOWENKEOKUKDIFFERENCE
Total population4419,510−95% vs Keokuk
Population density1,0301,045−15
Population growth-6.1%-8.2%+2.1 pts
Median age36.043.1−7.1
Male46.9%46.9%+0.1 pts
Female53.1%53.1%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%86.2%+4.7 pts
Black0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%5.3%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other8.9%5.0%+3.9 pts
Median household income$63,750$52,711+$11,039
Per capita income$24,317$29,416−$5,099
Poverty rate10.9%18.3%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.439−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%17.4%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%4.6%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%4.9%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation63.8%57.0%+6.9 pts
Median home value$80,700$104,300−$23,600
Median gross rent$579$871−$292
Owner-occupied81.6%63.6%+18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%13.1%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.1%48.5%−13.3 pts
Average commute23.716.0+7.8
Worked from home8.7%6.2%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.4%7.5%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025