COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lena vs Flowood
PLACE A
Lena, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Flowood, Mississippi
Lena is 94% smaller than Flowood. Flowood earns more, with a median household income $27,297 higher. Flowood has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs -5%).
LENAFLOWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population63111,003−94% vs Flowood
Population density594382+212
Population growth-4.8%30.4%−35.2 pts
Median age41.139.5+1.6
Male59.0%46.1%+12.9 pts
Female41.0%53.9%−12.9 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.4%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%71.0%+18.9 pts
Black0.0%17.0%−17.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%3.9%−3.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other9.3%4.4%+4.9 pts
Median household income$56,583$83,880−$27,297
Per capita income$34,034$47,620−$13,586
Poverty rate10.2%13.4%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.435−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%55.0%−46.2 pts
Graduate degree0.6%21.6%−21.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%4.1%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation67.9%68.6%−0.6 pts
Median home value$155,300$342,200−$186,900
Median gross rent$602$1,430−$828
Owner-occupied51.8%54.2%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%5.0%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households38.0%51.0%−13.0 pts
Average commute16.221.5−5.3
Worked from home14.4%9.8%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.6%6.4%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025