COMPARING TWO PLACES
Graettinger vs Spencer
PLACE A
Graettinger, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Graettinger is 79% smaller than Spencer. Graettinger earns more, with a median household income $22,556 higher.
GRAETTINGERSPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population8183,857−79% vs Spencer
Population density1,085717+368
Population growth-1.4%1.7%−3.1 pts
Median age40.244.2−4.0
Male53.7%45.6%+8.2 pts
Female46.3%54.4%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born8.9%6.7%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%29.0%+51.3 pts
Black7.8%44.5%−36.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%16.2%−13.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other8.9%9.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$82,417$59,861+$22,556
Per capita income$30,010$29,379+$631
Poverty rate5.9%15.1%−9.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.379−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%26.0%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree4.6%9.5%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%8.7%−8.1 pts
Labor force participation80.8%61.8%+19.0 pts
Median home value$88,500$157,000−$68,500
Median gross rent$518$940−$422
Owner-occupied80.2%63.3%+16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%9.4%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households14.0%21.3%−7.3 pts
Average commute17.225.8−8.6
Worked from home0.9%16.1%−15.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.9%7.8%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025