COMPARING TWO PLACES
Joice vs Waseca
PLACE A
Joice, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Waseca, Minnesota
Joice is 98% smaller than Waseca. Joice earns more, with a median household income $2,176 higher.
JOICEWASECADIFFERENCE
Total population2079,035−98% vs Waseca
Population density1942,104−1,910
Population growth-6.3%-1.9%−4.4 pts
Median age42.538.0+4.5
Male47.8%44.9%+2.9 pts
Female52.2%55.1%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%84.5%+10.6 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%8.6%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other1.0%2.2%−1.2 pts
Median household income$66,250$64,074+$2,176
Per capita income$34,752$30,270+$4,482
Poverty rate5.8%9.5%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.397−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%17.2%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree4.4%3.8%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation65.6%58.8%+6.8 pts
Median home value$96,900$189,200−$92,300
Median gross rent$800$903−$103
Owner-occupied75.3%71.9%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%3.7%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%40.6%−27.0 pts
Average commute22.519.1+3.5
Worked from home6.1%2.8%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.9%3.3%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025