COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bunker vs Rolla
PLACE A
Bunker, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Rolla, Kansas
Bunker is 16% smaller than Rolla. Rolla earns more, with a median household income $35,000 higher. Rolla has grown faster since 2000 (-13% vs -28%).
BUNKERROLLADIFFERENCE
Total population297353−16% vs Rolla
Population density448946−498
Population growth-27.5%-13.1%−14.4 pts
Median age37.441.2−3.8
Male66.7%48.3%+18.3 pts
Female33.3%51.7%−18.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%18.5%−18.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%55.2%+33.2 pts
Black3.3%5.5%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%33.8%−33.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other8.3%4.4%+3.9 pts
Median household income$23,750$58,750−$35,000
Per capita income$15,328$32,923−$17,595
Poverty rate43.1%14.8%+28.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.445Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%25.4%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%5.6%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation47.8%71.6%−23.7 pts
Median home value$48,100$58,500−$10,400
Median gross rent$477$619−$142
Owner-occupied63.9%75.5%−11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.0%36.9%+15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%30.8%+9.2 pts
Average commute16.623.9−7.3
Worked from home7.5%7.5%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.4%16.1%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025