COMPARING TWO PLACES
Le Grand vs Chowchilla
PLACE A
Le Grand, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Chowchilla, California
Le Grand is 95% smaller than Chowchilla. Le Grand earns more, with a median household income $9,736 higher. Chowchilla has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
LE GRANDCHOWCHILLADIFFERENCE
Total population88318,730−95% vs Chowchilla
Population density8501,690−840
Population growth-3.5%1.7%−5.2 pts
Median age47.534.2+13.3
Male43.2%49.9%−6.7 pts
Female56.8%50.1%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%16.4%−15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%32.5%+57.8 pts
Black0.8%5.9%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%50.3%−44.4 pts
Asian0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Other2.9%5.2%−2.3 pts
Median household income$76,250$66,514+$9,736
Per capita income$37,457$21,649+$15,808
Poverty rate5.6%19.6%−14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3200.439−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%15.6%+7.8 pts
Graduate degree6.5%4.4%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%10.6%−7.3 pts
Labor force participation62.4%40.5%+21.8 pts
Median home value$145,700$364,000−$218,300
Median gross rent$533$1,178−$645
Owner-occupied92.9%57.3%+35.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%5.2%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%44.3%+5.7 pts
Average commute28.425.8+2.6
Worked from home11.2%8.3%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%7.8%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025