COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jefferson vs Le Mars
PLACE A
Jefferson, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Le Mars, Iowa
Jefferson is 100% smaller than Le Mars. Le Mars earns more, with a median household income $35,951 higher. Le Mars has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -25%).
JEFFERSONLE MARSDIFFERENCE
Total population1110,760−100% vs Le Mars
Population density401,260−1,220
Population growth-25.0%7.6%−32.6 pts
Median age72.339.0+33.3
Male42.9%48.9%−6.0 pts
Female57.1%51.1%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%81.3%+18.7 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Median household income$38,750$74,701−$35,951
Per capita income$30,457$37,904−$7,447
Poverty rate57.1%9.2%+48.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.403−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.1%−21.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation14.3%70.9%−56.6 pts
Median home value$137,500$219,200−$81,700
Median gross rent$0$929−$929
Owner-occupied100.0%61.5%+38.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.6%3.8%+51.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.4%−31.4 pts
Average commute19.316.3+3.1
Worked from home0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025