COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cabool vs West Plains
PLACE A
Cabool, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
West Plains, Missouri
Cabool is 84% smaller than West Plains. West Plains earns more, with a median household income $10,073 higher. West Plains has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
CABOOLWEST PLAINSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,08912,780−84% vs West Plains
Population density533961−428
Population growth-9.3%1.7%−11.0 pts
Median age38.736.3+2.4
Male45.3%45.7%−0.3 pts
Female54.7%54.3%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.3%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%94.1%−7.1 pts
Black0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%0.2%+3.4 pts
Asian0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
Other8.2%4.2%+4.0 pts
Median household income$33,929$44,002−$10,073
Per capita income$21,319$24,722−$3,403
Poverty rate28.9%28.1%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.437+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%17.1%+3.0 pts
Graduate degree13.3%7.6%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%4.2%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation53.0%58.3%−5.3 pts
Median home value$130,000$169,900−$39,900
Median gross rent$475$810−$335
Owner-occupied53.4%52.1%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%11.8%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%46.1%−8.7 pts
Average commute17.721.3−3.5
Worked from home6.9%3.6%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured5.7%15.6%−9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025