COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iola vs Bloomsburg
PLACE A
Iola, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Iola is 97% smaller than Bloomsburg. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Bloomsburg has grown faster since 2000 (-14% vs -22%).
IOLABLOOMSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population35413,375−97% vs Bloomsburg
Population density3433,076−2,733
Population growth-22.4%-14.4%−8.0 pts
Median age46.424.3+22.1
Male51.9%47.2%+4.6 pts
Female48.1%52.8%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born3.0%2.6%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%84.2%−8.9 pts
Black0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.9%8.6%+8.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other7.3%3.0%+4.3 pts
Median household income$50,000$51,536−$1,536
Per capita income$28,451$23,970+$4,481
Poverty rate8.3%26.5%−18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.437−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%32.5%−14.9 pts
Graduate degree4.7%15.0%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate12.7%7.9%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation55.4%57.2%−1.8 pts
Median home value$133,300$179,100−$45,800
Median gross rent$735$980−$245
Owner-occupied75.3%35.4%+39.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%14.8%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households69.6%38.1%+31.5 pts
Average commute33.714.7+19.0
Worked from home0.6%13.4%−12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.3%3.1%+12.2 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025