COMPARING TWO PLACES
Graf vs Platteville
PLACE A
Graf, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Platteville, Wisconsin
Graf is 99% smaller than Platteville. Graf earns more, with a median household income $35,667 higher. Platteville has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
GRAFPLATTEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population7511,815−99% vs Platteville
Population density5641,911−1,347
Population growth-3.8%5.5%−9.3 pts
Median age50.823.4+27.4
Male55.3%55.0%+0.4 pts
Female44.7%45.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.3%+11.7 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Median household income$78,750$43,083+$35,667
Per capita income$37,168$26,379+$10,789
Poverty rate8.5%23.9%−15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%43.7%−24.2 pts
Graduate degree11.1%21.6%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%4.9%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation69.0%63.6%+5.4 pts
Median home value$187,500$200,100−$12,600
Median gross rent$450$863−$413
Owner-occupied88.9%39.5%+49.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%56.2%−56.2 pts
Average commute20.517.0+3.6
Worked from home0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025