COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamoni vs Indianola
PLACE A
Lamoni, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Indianola, Mississippi
Lamoni is 76% smaller than Indianola. Lamoni earns more, with a median household income $12,846 higher. Indianola has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -15%).
LAMONIINDIANOLADIFFERENCE
Total population2,0748,637−76% vs Indianola
Population density5251,008−483
Population growth-15.3%-9.7%−5.6 pts
Median age25.535.7−10.2
Male48.3%46.2%+2.1 pts
Female51.7%53.8%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born6.0%1.6%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.8%15.0%+64.8 pts
Black4.4%81.5%−77.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%1.7%+1.9 pts
Asian2.5%0.4%+2.1 pts
Other9.7%1.5%+8.2 pts
Median household income$54,554$41,708+$12,846
Per capita income$26,948$22,102+$4,846
Poverty rate16.6%30.5%−14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%21.0%+20.9 pts
Graduate degree28.1%10.6%+17.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%13.1%−9.3 pts
Labor force participation61.5%60.1%+1.3 pts
Median home value$113,400$108,800+$4,600
Median gross rent$644$720−$76
Owner-occupied57.3%51.8%+5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%14.0%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.1%54.1%−17.0 pts
Average commute12.921.0−8.1
Worked from home7.0%5.2%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.1%10.7%−7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025