COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lane vs Durant
PLACE A
Lane, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Durant, Iowa
Lane is 75% smaller than Durant. Durant earns more, with a median household income $43,612 higher. Durant has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
LANEDURANTDIFFERENCE
Total population4491,800−75% vs Durant
Population density1141,459−1,345
Population growth-7.1%2.1%−9.2 pts
Median age54.641.5+13.1
Male52.3%49.6%+2.7 pts
Female47.7%50.4%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic12.8%89.5%−76.7 pts
Black86.7%0.5%+86.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.5%1.3%−0.8 pts
Median household income$38,013$81,625−$43,612
Per capita income$19,392$48,016−$28,624
Poverty rate18.3%7.8%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.452+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%29.3%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree8.8%7.3%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%0.3%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation37.9%71.2%−33.4 pts
Median home value$86,700$194,300−$107,600
Median gross rent$900$784+$116
Owner-occupied81.0%78.1%+2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%4.2%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households10.0%30.7%−20.7 pts
Average commute33.123.3+9.9
Worked from home30.8%7.4%+23.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.5%2.7%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025