COMPARING TWO PLACES
Klemme vs Mason City
PLACE A
Klemme, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Mason City, Illinois
Klemme is 78% smaller than Mason City. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $7,268 higher.
KLEMMEMASON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population4241,956−78% vs Mason City
Population density8481,931−1,083
Population growth-13.0%-11.4%−1.7 pts
Median age41.549.8−8.3
Male51.3%48.5%+2.7 pts
Female48.7%51.5%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born6.6%0.0%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%95.5%−8.6 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%0.8%+11.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.9%2.8%−1.9 pts
Median household income$59,256$66,524−$7,268
Per capita income$28,546$34,074−$5,528
Poverty rate13.4%16.7%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.376−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%21.1%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree5.9%6.1%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%4.2%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation61.7%54.7%+7.0 pts
Median home value$77,900$91,100−$13,200
Median gross rent$477$767−$290
Owner-occupied90.3%78.3%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%8.7%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.2%48.9%+3.3 pts
Average commute25.432.4−7.0
Worked from home4.8%10.8%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured12.1%5.4%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025