COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cresco vs Waverly
PLACE A
Cresco, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Waverly, Florida
Cresco is 1999% larger than Waverly. Waverly earns more, with a median household income $17,651 higher. Cresco has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -14%).
CRESCOWAVERLYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,925187+1999% vs Waverly
Population density1,175130+1,045
Population growth0.5%-13.8%+14.3 pts
Median age38.559.5−21.0
Male48.9%35.3%+13.6 pts
Female51.1%64.7%−13.6 pts
Foreign-born1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.2%91.4%+1.8 pts
Black0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%8.6%−3.3 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Median household income$60,608$78,259−$17,651
Per capita income$29,235$64,413−$35,178
Poverty rate13.4%15.0%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.387−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%0.0%+20.7 pts
Graduate degree5.0%0.0%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%13.1%−11.9 pts
Labor force participation63.2%65.2%−2.0 pts
Median home value$117,200$189,100−$71,900
Median gross rent$715$756−$41
Owner-occupied75.0%89.0%−14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%52.2%−41.5 pts
Rent-burdened households34.0%100.0%−66.0 pts
Average commute17.813.5+4.3
Worked from home8.5%0.0%+8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024