COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gravity vs Bellevue
PLACE A
Gravity, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Bellevue, Washington
Gravity is 100% smaller than Bellevue. Bellevue earns more, with a median household income $111,076 higher. Bellevue has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -18%).
GRAVITYBELLEVUEDIFFERENCE
Total population149154,193−100% vs Bellevue
Population density4434,607−4,164
Population growth-18.1%24.1%−42.2 pts
Median age55.538.5+17.0
Male52.3%50.5%+1.8 pts
Female47.7%49.5%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%43.5%−43.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%39.9%+58.5 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Asian0.0%42.7%−42.7 pts
Other1.6%6.9%−5.4 pts
Median household income$54,500$165,576−$111,076
Per capita income$26,898$97,015−$70,117
Poverty rate15.6%7.2%+8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%72.1%−67.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%36.0%−31.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation53.2%67.2%−14.0 pts
Median home value$50,600$1,340,300−$1,289,700
Median gross rent$888$2,572−$1,684
Owner-occupied74.1%52.0%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%6.1%+16.5 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%34.3%+5.7 pts
Average commute25.523.6+1.9
Worked from home5.1%35.6%−30.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025