COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cushing vs Le Mars
PLACE A
Cushing, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Le Mars, Iowa
Cushing is 95% smaller than Le Mars. Le Mars earns more, with a median household income $11,519 higher. Le Mars has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -9%).
CUSHINGLE MARSDIFFERENCE
Total population58410,760−95% vs Le Mars
Population density4251,260−835
Population growth-9.0%7.6%−16.6 pts
Median age40.839.0+1.8
Male54.3%48.9%+5.4 pts
Female45.7%51.1%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born2.7%6.5%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%81.3%−2.9 pts
Black6.8%5.5%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%10.8%−0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other4.5%2.3%+2.2 pts
Median household income$63,182$74,701−$11,519
Per capita income$40,547$37,904+$2,643
Poverty rate23.4%9.2%+14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.403+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%21.1%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree7.3%4.5%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%2.8%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation53.4%70.9%−17.6 pts
Median home value$136,700$219,200−$82,500
Median gross rent$950$929+$21
Owner-occupied83.2%61.5%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%3.8%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households85.7%31.4%+54.3 pts
Average commute30.616.3+14.3
Worked from home2.9%3.2%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured19.0%6.3%+12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025