COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardy vs Newport
PLACE A
Hardy, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Newport, Oregon
Hardy is 99% smaller than Newport. Hardy earns more, with a median household income $20,682 higher. Hardy has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 3%).
HARDYNEWPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population5310,383−99% vs Newport
Population density1181,041−923
Population growth21.3%2.7%+18.6 pts
Median age69.051.3+17.7
Male30.0%45.0%−15.0 pts
Female70.0%55.0%+15.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%75.5%+24.5 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Median household income$81,250$60,568+$20,682
Per capita income$56,170$40,088+$16,082
Poverty rate10.0%16.2%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%31.3%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree10.0%14.9%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Labor force participation40.0%50.5%−10.5 pts
Median home value$95,000$441,400−$346,400
Median gross rent$0$1,241−$1,241
Owner-occupied100.0%58.2%+41.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%17.3%−17.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%43.0%+57.0 pts
Average commute30.416.0+14.4
Worked from home0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured10.0%9.5%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025