COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gravity vs Council Bluffs
PLACE A
Gravity, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Gravity is 100% smaller than Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs earns more, with a median household income $10,078 higher. Council Bluffs has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -18%).
GRAVITYCOUNCIL BLUFFSDIFFERENCE
Total population14962,680−100% vs Council Bluffs
Population density4431,459−1,015
Population growth-18.1%0.9%−19.0 pts
Median age55.538.7+16.8
Male52.3%48.7%+3.7 pts
Female47.7%51.3%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%81.2%+17.2 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.6%3.4%−1.9 pts
Median household income$54,500$64,578−$10,078
Per capita income$26,898$33,937−$7,039
Poverty rate15.6%15.1%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%21.5%−17.3 pts
Graduate degree4.2%7.3%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation53.2%63.0%−9.8 pts
Median home value$50,600$171,800−$121,200
Median gross rent$888$1,030−$142
Owner-occupied74.1%63.1%+11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%5.8%+16.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%41.8%−1.8 pts
Average commute25.517.9+7.7
Worked from home5.1%8.4%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025