COMPARING TWO PLACES
Joice vs Austin
PLACE A
Joice, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Austin, Texas
Joice is 100% smaller than Austin. Austin earns more, with a median household income $27,408 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -6%).
JOICEAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population2071,002,632−100% vs Austin
Population density1943,072−2,878
Population growth-6.3%21.7%−28.0 pts
Median age42.534.7+7.8
Male47.8%51.3%−3.5 pts
Female52.2%48.7%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%18.7%−18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%47.0%+48.2 pts
Black0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%31.9%−28.0 pts
Asian0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Other1.0%4.9%−3.9 pts
Median household income$66,250$93,658−$27,408
Per capita income$34,752$62,862−$28,110
Poverty rate5.8%12.0%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.486−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%59.6%−42.8 pts
Graduate degree4.4%23.0%−18.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation65.6%75.2%−9.6 pts
Median home value$96,900$555,300−$458,400
Median gross rent$800$1,729−$929
Owner-occupied75.3%43.4%+31.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%5.6%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%46.3%−32.6 pts
Average commute22.523.7−1.2
Worked from home6.1%30.7%−24.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured3.9%12.4%−8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025