COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cowan vs Modesto
PLACE A
Cowan, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Modesto, California
Cowan is 99% smaller than Modesto. Modesto earns more, with a median household income $33,485 higher. Modesto has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
COWANMODESTODIFFERENCE
Total population1,799219,652−99% vs Modesto
Population density8665,066−4,200
Population growth1.3%8.6%−7.3 pts
Median age35.635.1+0.5
Male44.0%49.3%−5.4 pts
Female56.0%50.7%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born0.1%19.1%−19.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%36.6%+45.7 pts
Black12.7%4.4%+8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%45.4%−44.4 pts
Asian0.1%7.3%−7.3 pts
Other3.9%6.3%−2.4 pts
Median household income$46,406$79,891−$33,485
Per capita income$21,704$35,523−$13,819
Poverty rate30.8%13.3%+17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%21.2%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree3.6%6.9%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%7.2%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation51.1%61.6%−10.5 pts
Median home value$174,500$442,700−$268,200
Median gross rent$787$1,690−$903
Owner-occupied59.5%58.9%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%3.6%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%55.3%−18.5 pts
Average commute27.730.2−2.5
Worked from home5.6%8.4%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured11.8%4.7%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025