COMPARING TWO PLACES
Doon vs Harrisburg
PLACE A
Doon, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Doon is 99% smaller than Harrisburg. Doon earns more, with a median household income $15,651 higher. Doon has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
DOONHARRISBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population64050,522−99% vs Harrisburg
Population density8176,223−5,405
Population growth7.3%1.2%+6.1 pts
Median age31.833.4−1.6
Male54.4%47.4%+7.1 pts
Female45.6%52.6%−7.1 pts
Foreign-born1.7%9.5%−7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.4%25.2%+74.2 pts
Black0.0%40.9%−40.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%26.4%−26.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other0.4%5.2%−4.9 pts
Median household income$63,750$48,099+$15,651
Per capita income$35,016$27,330+$7,686
Poverty rate6.0%30.5%−24.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%25.9%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree3.0%10.0%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%11.4%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation74.2%64.6%+9.6 pts
Median home value$198,900$124,200+$74,700
Median gross rent$510$1,062−$552
Owner-occupied89.5%36.6%+52.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households26.9%46.5%−19.5 pts
Average commute14.720.1−5.4
Worked from home3.1%15.8%−12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025