COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chariton vs Norwalk
PLACE A
Chariton, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Norwalk, Wisconsin
Chariton is 620% larger than Norwalk. Norwalk earns more, with a median household income $19,167 higher.
CHARITONNORWALKDIFFERENCE
Total population4,347604+620% vs Norwalk
Population density1,154586+567
Population growth-3.0%-4.2%+1.3 pts
Median age38.630.2+8.4
Male51.3%58.9%−7.6 pts
Female48.7%41.1%+7.6 pts
Foreign-born6.2%32.8%−26.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%40.3%+50.9 pts
Black0.6%1.2%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%58.2%−53.1 pts
Asian1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Other1.6%0.3%+1.3 pts
Median household income$46,979$66,146−$19,167
Per capita income$25,196$25,642−$446
Poverty rate17.1%8.6%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.298+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%9.5%+3.9 pts
Graduate degree5.5%0.0%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%0.9%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation60.0%72.9%−12.9 pts
Median home value$81,900$96,700−$14,800
Median gross rent$689$787−$98
Owner-occupied64.5%76.2%−11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%9.1%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households14.2%14.5%−0.3 pts
Average commute15.726.9−11.2
Worked from home5.0%10.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.1%34.7%−25.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025