COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gibson vs Ottumwa
PLACE A
Gibson, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Ottumwa, Iowa
Gibson is 99% smaller than Ottumwa. Ottumwa earns more, with a median household income $7,353 higher. Ottumwa has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -8%).
GIBSONOTTUMWADIFFERENCE
Total population37425,319−99% vs Ottumwa
Population density6121,576−964
Population growth-7.6%2.0%−9.6 pts
Median age41.136.7+4.4
Male49.7%50.7%−1.0 pts
Female50.3%49.3%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born4.0%13.5%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.7%69.0%+24.8 pts
Black0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.4%17.1%−11.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other0.8%7.6%−6.8 pts
Median household income$53,750$61,103−$7,353
Per capita income$24,622$30,586−$5,964
Poverty rate9.8%17.2%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%20.8%+0.9 pts
Graduate degree12.8%8.3%+4.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%4.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation57.4%62.9%−5.5 pts
Median home value$154,200$106,300+$47,900
Median gross rent$871$921−$50
Owner-occupied53.4%61.7%−8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%12.4%−7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households26.3%45.6%−19.3 pts
Average commute22.817.8+5.0
Worked from home17.4%4.3%+13.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured4.8%7.1%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025