COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lansing vs Owatonna
PLACE A
Lansing, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Owatonna, Minnesota
Lansing is 96% smaller than Owatonna. Owatonna earns more, with a median household income $15,125 higher. Owatonna has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
LANSINGOWATONNADIFFERENCE
Total population95726,633−96% vs Owatonna
Population density8881,756−868
Population growth-3.1%3.2%−6.3 pts
Median age48.140.4+7.7
Male51.5%49.6%+1.9 pts
Female48.5%50.4%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born2.7%4.7%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%82.1%+12.4 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%8.6%−7.5 pts
Asian2.2%0.7%+1.6 pts
Other2.2%4.1%−1.9 pts
Median household income$65,625$80,750−$15,125
Per capita income$35,854$41,767−$5,913
Poverty rate5.1%9.2%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.422Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%29.3%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree9.4%9.1%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%3.6%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation60.7%64.6%−3.9 pts
Median home value$167,500$245,200−$77,700
Median gross rent$579$1,067−$488
Owner-occupied77.5%75.6%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%4.2%+23.6 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%61.0%−46.4 pts
Average commute21.617.7+3.9
Worked from home2.3%8.3%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured1.8%3.1%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025