COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latimer vs Salina
PLACE A
Latimer, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Salina, Oklahoma
Latimer is 58% smaller than Salina. Latimer earns more, with a median household income $18,446 higher. Latimer has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -22%).
LATIMERSALINADIFFERENCE
Total population4701,127−58% vs Salina
Population density1961,050−855
Population growth-5.9%-22.3%+16.4 pts
Median age35.434.6+0.8
Male54.8%46.3%+8.5 pts
Female45.2%53.7%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born16.7%0.7%+16.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.9%45.5%+10.5 pts
Black9.3%0.1%+9.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.6%3.7%+23.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other7.2%50.7%−43.5 pts
Median household income$61,042$42,596+$18,446
Per capita income$26,074$23,320+$2,754
Poverty rate19.5%32.6%−13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%13.3%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree4.5%5.2%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%9.7%−8.4 pts
Labor force participation63.1%52.2%+10.9 pts
Median home value$110,800$98,300+$12,500
Median gross rent$1,005$746+$259
Owner-occupied48.3%53.0%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%16.6%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%48.0%−42.2 pts
Average commute20.926.1−5.2
Worked from home3.3%6.4%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.0%24.7%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025