COMPARING TWO PLACES
Effie vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Effie, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Effie is 89% smaller than Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids earns more, with a median household income $13,125 higher. Grand Rapids has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -11%).
EFFIEGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population106931−89% vs Grand Rapids
Population density291,056−1,027
Population growth-11.4%-4.1%−7.2 pts
Median age49.439.3+10.1
Male68.8%49.9%+19.0 pts
Female31.2%50.1%−19.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.8%90.1%−8.3 pts
Black0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other18.2%0.7%+17.4 pts
Median household income$63,125$76,250−$13,125
Per capita income$34,796$38,168−$3,372
Poverty rate3.9%12.0%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.366+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%27.3%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Unemployment rate24.2%2.3%+21.9 pts
Labor force participation49.3%69.2%−20.0 pts
Median home value$127,500$173,700−$46,200
Median gross rent$1,042$840+$202
Owner-occupied60.5%65.9%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.8%10.5%+22.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%35.1%+6.1 pts
Average commute10.527.5−17.0
Worked from home16.0%6.8%+9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%2.2%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025