COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hospers vs Le Mars
PLACE A
Hospers, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Le Mars, Iowa
Hospers is 94% smaller than Le Mars. Le Mars earns more, with a median household income $5,257 higher.
HOSPERSLE MARSDIFFERENCE
Total population69110,760−94% vs Le Mars
Population density1,3091,260+48
Population growth2.9%7.6%−4.7 pts
Median age29.739.0−9.3
Male46.7%48.9%−2.2 pts
Female53.3%51.1%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born9.6%6.5%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.8%81.3%−15.5 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.2%10.8%+22.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other1.0%2.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$69,444$74,701−$5,257
Per capita income$27,671$37,904−$10,233
Poverty rate17.4%9.2%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.403−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%21.1%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree4.3%4.5%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%2.8%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation61.8%70.9%−9.2 pts
Median home value$155,300$219,200−$63,900
Median gross rent$684$929−$245
Owner-occupied79.7%61.5%+18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.4%31.4%−6.1 pts
Average commute13.316.3−3.0
Worked from home11.3%3.2%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.4%6.3%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025