COMPARING TWO PLACES
Le Roy vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Le Roy, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Le Roy is 89% smaller than Big Rapids. Le Roy earns more, with a median household income $10,627 higher. Le Roy has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -27%).
LE ROYBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population9698,623−89% vs Big Rapids
Population density1,3731,940−567
Population growth3.0%-27.1%+30.1 pts
Median age47.522.9+24.6
Male49.4%52.3%−2.9 pts
Female50.6%47.7%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born3.4%0.9%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%86.4%+7.7 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.9%3.8%+2.1 pts
Median household income$54,485$43,858+$10,627
Per capita income$33,625$23,446+$10,179
Poverty rate12.9%34.1%−21.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.479−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%26.9%−5.1 pts
Graduate degree2.3%7.9%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.3%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation53.9%65.2%−11.2 pts
Median home value$122,800$156,400−$33,600
Median gross rent$697$929−$232
Owner-occupied79.1%41.5%+37.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%13.2%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households74.0%50.0%+24.0 pts
Average commute35.514.9+20.7
Worked from home6.0%9.0%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured2.2%6.2%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025