COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hills vs Muscatine
PLACE A
Hills, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Muscatine, Iowa
Hills is 96% smaller than Muscatine. Hills earns more, with a median household income $25,216 higher. Hills has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 4%).
HILLSMUSCATINEDIFFERENCE
Total population91323,164−96% vs Muscatine
Population density1,1111,273−162
Population growth22.8%4.0%+18.8 pts
Median age40.237.0+3.2
Male51.0%50.4%+0.7 pts
Female49.0%49.6%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.2%7.2%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%70.5%+16.8 pts
Black2.5%3.6%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%20.4%−18.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other8.1%4.7%+3.4 pts
Median household income$83,333$58,117+$25,216
Per capita income$41,488$30,853+$10,635
Poverty rate8.4%19.1%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%21.1%+3.1 pts
Graduate degree5.2%5.6%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.3%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation78.5%61.7%+16.8 pts
Median home value$240,200$153,600+$86,600
Median gross rent$1,132$974+$158
Owner-occupied64.2%66.5%−2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%7.4%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%48.0%−12.9 pts
Average commute17.716.3+1.4
Worked from home11.9%6.3%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.0%5.0%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025