COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harris vs Gardner
PLACE A
Harris, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Harris is 100% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $27,018 higher. Gardner has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -8%).
HARRISGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population921,483−100% vs Gardner
Population density25974−948
Population growth-7.8%5.2%−13.1 pts
Median age50.543.7+6.8
Male0.0%51.7%−51.7 pts
Female100.0%48.3%+51.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%77.6%+22.4 pts
Black0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Median household income$40,500$67,518−$27,018
Per capita income$8,666$37,215−$28,549
Poverty rate0.0%13.7%−13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.453−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%23.8%−23.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Labor force participation0.0%58.8%−58.8 pts
Median home value$36,000$301,600−$265,600
Median gross rent$275$1,109−$834
Owner-occupied100.0%58.9%+41.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households–47.4%–
Average commute19.630.5−11.0
Worked from home0.0%13.3%−13.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024