COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latimer vs Mason City
PLACE A
Latimer, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Mason City, Illinois
Latimer is 76% smaller than Mason City. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $5,482 higher. Latimer has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -11%).
LATIMERMASON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population4701,956−76% vs Mason City
Population density1961,931−1,735
Population growth-5.9%-11.4%+5.4 pts
Median age35.449.8−14.4
Male54.8%48.5%+6.2 pts
Female45.2%51.5%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born16.7%0.0%+16.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.9%95.5%−39.6 pts
Black9.3%0.8%+8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.6%0.8%+26.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.2%2.8%+4.4 pts
Median household income$61,042$66,524−$5,482
Per capita income$26,074$34,074−$8,000
Poverty rate19.5%16.7%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.376+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%21.1%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree4.5%6.1%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%4.2%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation63.1%54.7%+8.3 pts
Median home value$110,800$91,100+$19,700
Median gross rent$1,005$767+$238
Owner-occupied48.3%78.3%−29.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%8.7%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%48.9%−43.2 pts
Average commute20.932.4−11.5
Worked from home3.3%10.8%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured20.0%5.4%+14.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025