COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downey vs Bell Gardens
PLACE A
Downey, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Bell Gardens, California
Downey is 100% smaller than Bell Gardens. Downey earns more, with a median household income $31,869 higher.
DOWNEYBELL GARDENSDIFFERENCE
Total population5937,367−100% vs Bell Gardens
Population density8715,196−15,109
Population growth–-6.1%–
Median age64.832.3+32.5
Male32.2%50.5%−18.3 pts
Female67.8%49.5%+18.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%41.5%−41.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%1.4%+98.6 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%97.1%−97.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Median household income$94,167$62,298+$31,869
Per capita income$54,578$20,361+$34,217
Poverty rate0.0%20.0%−20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2000.412−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%7.1%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation69.5%60.3%+9.2 pts
Median home value$168,200$563,900−$395,700
Median gross rent–$1,694–
Owner-occupied100.0%21.2%+78.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households–54.4%–
Average commute16.727.9−11.2
Worked from home26.8%5.6%+21.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024