COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lecompton vs Gardner
PLACE A
Lecompton, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Lecompton is 97% smaller than Gardner. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Gardner has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
LECOMPTONGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population57221,483−97% vs Gardner
Population density326974−648
Population growth-5.9%5.2%−11.2 pts
Median age39.643.7−4.1
Male52.4%51.7%+0.8 pts
Female47.6%48.3%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.8%77.6%+3.2 pts
Black0.5%4.0%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%10.7%−6.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other14.1%5.2%+8.9 pts
Median household income$68,977$67,518+$1,459
Per capita income$35,012$37,215−$2,203
Poverty rate7.9%13.7%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.453−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%23.8%−4.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%8.0%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%7.0%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation75.8%58.8%+16.9 pts
Median home value$203,800$301,600−$97,800
Median gross rent$925$1,109−$184
Owner-occupied73.4%58.9%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%5.8%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.6%47.4%−10.8 pts
Average commute33.130.5+2.6
Worked from home4.1%13.3%−9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured8.0%2.8%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025