COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fort Madison vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Fort Madison, IA
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, MD
Fort Madison and Cambridge are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -6%).
FORT MADISONCAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population32,30633,628−4% vs Cambridge
Population density6262+0
Population growth-6.4%-0.3%−6.2 pts
Median age43.643.5+0.1
Male50.2%46.1%+4.1 pts
Female49.8%53.9%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born1.9%4.5%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%60.7%+29.5 pts
Black2.4%24.8%−22.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%6.1%−2.6 pts
Asian0.6%1.2%−0.6 pts
Other3.3%7.2%−3.9 pts
Median household income$62,382$61,839+$543
Per capita income$34,999$35,605−$606
Poverty rate13.1%17.1%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.470−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%19.4%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree6.5%7.4%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.7%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation57.8%58.7%−0.9 pts
Median home value$141,400$262,400−$121,000
Median gross rent$835$1,032−$197
Owner-occupied76.3%65.6%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%17.6%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%49.9%−7.2 pts
Average commute20.426.9−6.5
Worked from home6.1%7.3%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%5.5%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025