COMPARING TWO PLACES
Granger vs Urbandale
PLACE A
Granger, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Urbandale, Iowa
Granger is 97% smaller than Urbandale. Urbandale earns more, with a median household income $39,650 higher. Urbandale has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -17%).
GRANGERURBANDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,22848,570−97% vs Urbandale
Population density1,8412,154−313
Population growth-16.6%15.5%−32.1 pts
Median age41.939.2+2.7
Male57.1%50.7%+6.4 pts
Female42.9%49.3%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born11.3%9.8%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.0%79.4%−25.4 pts
Black12.5%4.8%+7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.7%7.2%+22.6 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other3.7%3.8%−0.1 pts
Median household income$73,145$112,795−$39,650
Per capita income$31,562$54,506−$22,944
Poverty rate11.2%6.8%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.409−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%51.2%−39.5 pts
Graduate degree5.2%18.0%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%2.9%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation50.2%70.7%−20.5 pts
Median home value$185,100$335,500−$150,400
Median gross rent$456$1,211−$755
Owner-occupied76.6%78.1%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%5.1%+10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households32.3%36.3%−4.0 pts
Average commute37.618.9+18.7
Worked from home13.2%17.9%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured8.3%4.7%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025