COMPARING TWO PLACES
Imperial vs Odessa
PLACE A
Imperial, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Odessa, Florida
Imperial is 35% smaller than Odessa. Odessa earns more, with a median household income $27,778 higher. Odessa has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -6%).
IMPERIALODESSADIFFERENCE
Total population5,4888,381−35% vs Odessa
Population density1,0471,562−516
Population growth-6.4%11.2%−17.6 pts
Median age36.337.5−1.2
Male53.3%49.8%+3.5 pts
Female46.7%50.2%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%18.2%−16.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%60.4%+26.9 pts
Black1.3%4.6%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%22.5%−18.2 pts
Asian0.3%6.1%−5.8 pts
Other6.8%6.4%+0.4 pts
Median household income$90,028$117,806−$27,778
Per capita income$33,620$46,865−$13,245
Poverty rate11.1%3.9%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.340+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%49.1%−27.7 pts
Graduate degree7.0%14.7%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%8.4%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation71.5%68.4%+3.1 pts
Median home value$228,700$497,100−$268,400
Median gross rent$1,446$1,909−$463
Owner-occupied92.6%70.2%+22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%7.7%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%43.2%−11.6 pts
Average commute24.436.2−11.8
Worked from home9.9%26.0%−16.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.9%11.8%−5.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024