COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gravity vs St. Joseph
PLACE A
Gravity, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
St. Joseph, Tennessee
Gravity is 82% smaller than St. Joseph. Gravity earns more, with a median household income $5,388 higher. St. Joseph has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -18%).
GRAVITYST. JOSEPHDIFFERENCE
Total population149829−82% vs St. Joseph
Population density443220+223
Population growth-18.1%1.0%−19.1 pts
Median age55.539.6+15.9
Male52.3%51.0%+1.4 pts
Female47.7%49.0%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%90.7%+7.8 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.6%4.0%−2.4 pts
Median household income$54,500$49,112+$5,388
Per capita income$26,898$44,704−$17,806
Poverty rate15.6%13.8%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.609−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%10.4%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree4.2%5.5%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation53.2%59.1%−6.0 pts
Median home value$50,600$171,300−$120,700
Median gross rent$888$631+$257
Owner-occupied74.1%80.3%−6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%10.4%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%47.0%−7.0 pts
Average commute25.529.4−3.9
Worked from home5.1%5.0%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025