COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downey vs Muscatine
PLACE A
Downey, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Muscatine, Iowa
Downey is 100% smaller than Muscatine. Downey earns more, with a median household income $36,050 higher.
DOWNEYMUSCATINEDIFFERENCE
Total population5923,164−100% vs Muscatine
Population density871,273−1,186
Population growth–4.0%–
Median age64.837.0+27.8
Male32.2%50.4%−18.2 pts
Female67.8%49.6%+18.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%70.5%+29.5 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%20.4%−20.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Median household income$94,167$58,117+$36,050
Per capita income$54,578$30,853+$23,725
Poverty rate0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2000.441−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%21.1%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation69.5%61.7%+7.8 pts
Median home value$168,200$153,600+$14,600
Median gross rent–$974–
Owner-occupied100.0%66.5%+33.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households–48.0%–
Average commute16.716.3+0.4
Worked from home26.8%6.3%+20.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024