COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fort Madison vs Canton
PLACE A
Fort Madison, IA
VS
PLACE B
Canton, IL
Fort Madison and Canton are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
FORT MADISONCANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population32,30632,901−2% vs Canton
Population density6238+24
Population growth-6.4%-9.3%+2.9 pts
Median age43.643.9−0.3
Male50.2%52.2%−2.0 pts
Female49.8%47.8%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%91.7%−1.5 pts
Black2.4%2.8%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%2.5%+1.0 pts
Asian0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Other3.3%2.6%+0.7 pts
Median household income$62,382$60,599+$1,783
Per capita income$34,999$32,918+$2,081
Poverty rate13.1%13.2%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.432+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%18.5%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.5%6.0%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%6.7%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation57.8%53.8%+4.0 pts
Median home value$141,400$107,200+$34,200
Median gross rent$835$785+$50
Owner-occupied76.3%76.6%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%13.0%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%38.0%+4.7 pts
Average commute20.425.8−5.5
Worked from home6.1%5.1%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.1%+0.1 pts
Uninsured5.4%3.7%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025