COMPARING TWO PLACES
Collins vs Ankeny
PLACE A
Collins, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Ankeny, Iowa
Collins is 100% smaller than Ankeny. Ankeny earns more, with a median household income $62,365 higher. Ankeny has grown faster since 2000 (49% vs -21%).
COLLINSANKENYDIFFERENCE
Total population13477,833−100% vs Ankeny
Population density5432,456−1,913
Population growth-21.4%48.9%−70.3 pts
Median age53.033.6+19.4
Male60.5%49.7%+10.9 pts
Female39.5%50.3%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.1%85.7%+10.4 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other3.9%3.3%+0.7 pts
Median household income$45,833$108,198−$62,365
Per capita income$28,555$50,306−$21,751
Poverty rate23.7%4.2%+19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.381−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%52.1%−41.5 pts
Graduate degree1.5%16.1%−14.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation57.6%76.3%−18.7 pts
Median home value$56,700$331,000−$274,300
Median gross rent$428$1,319−$891
Owner-occupied95.0%71.3%+23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.5%4.8%+32.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.2%−41.2 pts
Average commute36.621.1+15.5
Worked from home0.0%20.1%−20.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured25.0%3.7%+21.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025