COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boxholm vs Perry
PLACE A
Boxholm, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Perry, Oklahoma
Boxholm is 96% smaller than Perry. Perry earns more, with a median household income $4,212 higher. Boxholm has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -13%).
BOXHOLMPERRYDIFFERENCE
Total population1774,448−96% vs Perry
Population density176652−476
Population growth-7.2%-12.5%+5.3 pts
Median age36.539.0−2.5
Male53.0%52.5%+0.5 pts
Female47.0%47.5%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic97.0%89.8%+7.3 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%1.9%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.4%7.9%−5.5 pts
Median household income$49,375$53,587−$4,212
Per capita income$26,832$33,392−$6,560
Poverty rate22.0%13.1%+8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%18.2%−13.0 pts
Graduate degree1.7%5.5%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%1.4%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation54.4%59.3%−4.9 pts
Median home value$86,500$109,100−$22,600
Median gross rent$556$811−$255
Owner-occupied80.3%70.0%+10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.4%19.9%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households35.7%46.3%−10.6 pts
Average commute40.414.4+26.1
Worked from home0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.4%5.3%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025