COMPARING TWO PLACES
Downey vs Norwalk
PLACE A
Downey, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Norwalk, Wisconsin
Downey is 90% smaller than Norwalk. Downey earns more, with a median household income $28,021 higher.
DOWNEYNORWALKDIFFERENCE
Total population59604−90% vs Norwalk
Population density87586−499
Population growth–-4.2%–
Median age64.830.2+34.6
Male32.2%58.9%−26.7 pts
Female67.8%41.1%+26.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%32.8%−32.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%40.3%+59.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%58.2%−58.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$94,167$66,146+$28,021
Per capita income$54,578$25,642+$28,936
Poverty rate0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2000.298−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%9.5%+9.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation69.5%72.9%−3.4 pts
Median home value$168,200$96,700+$71,500
Median gross rent–$787–
Owner-occupied100.0%76.2%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households–14.5%–
Average commute16.726.9−10.2
Worked from home26.8%10.0%+16.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%34.7%−34.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024