COMPARING TWO PLACES
Earlham vs Urbandale
PLACE A
Earlham, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Urbandale, Iowa
Earlham is 97% smaller than Urbandale. Earlham earns more, with a median household income $2,291 higher. Urbandale has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -3%).
EARLHAMURBANDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,39648,570−97% vs Urbandale
Population density1,4772,154−677
Population growth-2.8%15.5%−18.3 pts
Median age43.039.2+3.8
Male49.0%50.7%−1.6 pts
Female51.0%49.3%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born2.2%9.8%−7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%79.4%+12.4 pts
Black2.0%4.8%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%7.2%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other1.2%3.8%−2.5 pts
Median household income$115,086$112,795+$2,291
Per capita income$43,209$54,506−$11,297
Poverty rate4.7%6.8%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.409−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%51.2%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree7.1%18.0%−10.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%2.9%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation76.1%70.7%+5.4 pts
Median home value$267,600$335,500−$67,900
Median gross rent$770$1,211−$441
Owner-occupied78.4%78.1%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%5.1%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households17.8%36.3%−18.5 pts
Average commute28.318.9+9.4
Worked from home17.4%17.9%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.1%4.7%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025