COMPARING TWO PLACES
Comstock vs Kearney
PLACE A
Comstock, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Comstock is 99% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $27,372 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 8%).
COMSTOCKKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population10211,296−99% vs Kearney
Population density442847−406
Population growth7.5%24.1%−16.6 pts
Median age38.539.3−0.8
Male51.0%48.3%+2.7 pts
Female49.0%51.7%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born3.0%1.3%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%94.1%−0.1 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%1.9%+0.1 pts
Asian3.0%0.8%+2.2 pts
Other1.0%3.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$76,250$103,622−$27,372
Per capita income$33,297$52,009−$18,712
Poverty rate1.0%3.6%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%36.8%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree6.3%14.4%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%2.6%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation64.0%71.4%−7.4 pts
Median home value$162,500$298,400−$135,900
Median gross rent$0$1,251−$1,251
Owner-occupied100.0%74.5%+25.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%2.0%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households–41.6%–
Average commute17.423.5−6.2
Worked from home20.0%15.2%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.0%2.2%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025