COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardy vs Mountain Home
PLACE A
Hardy, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Mountain Home, North Carolina
Hardy is 98% smaller than Mountain Home. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Hardy has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -4%).
HARDYMOUNTAIN HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population533,437−98% vs Mountain Home
Population density118911−794
Population growth21.3%-3.6%+24.9 pts
Median age69.050.5+18.5
Male30.0%51.9%−21.9 pts
Female70.0%48.1%+21.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%80.6%+19.4 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$81,250$83,083−$1,833
Per capita income$56,170$41,711+$14,459
Poverty rate10.0%11.9%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%42.0%−22.0 pts
Graduate degree10.0%9.3%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation40.0%65.5%−25.5 pts
Median home value$95,000$400,000−$305,000
Median gross rent$0$1,240−$1,240
Owner-occupied100.0%75.4%+24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%61.4%+38.6 pts
Average commute30.418.8+11.5
Worked from home0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%12.5%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024