COMPARING TWO PLACES
Davenport vs Lincoln
PLACE A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
VS
PLACE B
Lincoln, NE
Davenport is 8% larger than Lincoln. Lincoln earns more, with a median household income $2,046 higher. Lincoln has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 1%).
DAVENPORTLINCOLNDIFFERENCE
Total population380,452352,081+8% vs Lincoln
Population density168250−82
Population growth1.2%12.6%−11.4 pts
Median age40.534.5+6.0
Male49.5%50.4%−0.8 pts
Female50.5%49.6%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born5.7%8.3%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%78.7%−3.3 pts
Black7.5%3.6%+3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%8.2%+1.5 pts
Asian2.4%3.9%−1.5 pts
Other5.1%5.7%−0.6 pts
Median household income$73,139$75,185−$2,046
Per capita income$40,505$40,917−$411
Poverty rate12.6%11.6%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%41.4%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree11.1%15.2%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%3.1%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation63.3%69.6%−6.2 pts
Median home value$183,173$273,463−$90,290
Median gross rent$932$1,080−$148
Owner-occupied71.7%59.6%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%4.5%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%44.6%−2.7 pts
Average commute20.619.2+1.4
Worked from home9.7%11.4%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.7%Even
Uninsured5.4%5.9%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025