COMPARING TWO PLACES
Griswold vs Bellevue
PLACE A
Griswold, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Bellevue, Washington
Griswold is 99% smaller than Bellevue. Bellevue earns more, with a median household income $110,576 higher. Bellevue has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -4%).
GRISWOLDBELLEVUEDIFFERENCE
Total population972154,193−99% vs Bellevue
Population density1,5964,607−3,011
Population growth-4.1%24.1%−28.2 pts
Median age50.038.5+11.5
Male46.8%50.5%−3.8 pts
Female53.2%49.5%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%43.5%−42.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%39.9%+51.3 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%7.9%−6.2 pts
Asian0.0%42.7%−42.7 pts
Other7.1%6.9%+0.1 pts
Median household income$55,000$165,576−$110,576
Per capita income$32,252$97,015−$64,763
Poverty rate13.3%7.2%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%72.1%−49.1 pts
Graduate degree7.1%36.0%−28.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%4.2%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation61.2%67.2%−6.0 pts
Median home value$98,900$1,340,300−$1,241,400
Median gross rent$907$2,572−$1,665
Owner-occupied78.0%52.0%+26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%6.1%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households32.3%34.3%−2.0 pts
Average commute20.823.6−2.8
Worked from home10.0%35.6%−25.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Uninsured3.4%4.2%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025