COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lenox vs Waukee
PLACE A
Lenox, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Waukee, Iowa
Lenox is 98% smaller than Waukee. Waukee earns more, with a median household income $71,606 higher. Waukee has grown faster since 2000 (74% vs -14%).
LENOXWAUKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population75234,890−98% vs Waukee
Population density4721,601−1,130
Population growth-13.9%73.6%−87.5 pts
Median age47.134.7+12.4
Male61.0%49.8%+11.2 pts
Female39.0%50.2%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%14.2%−14.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.6%76.4%−15.8 pts
Black37.3%5.1%+32.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%5.9%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Other1.0%6.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$29,423$101,029−$71,606
Per capita income$25,545$55,193−$29,648
Poverty rate18.6%7.4%+11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.1%58.0%−54.9 pts
Graduate degree0.4%18.0%−17.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation55.9%77.3%−21.4 pts
Median home value$89,700$350,500−$260,800
Median gross rent$823$1,383−$560
Owner-occupied66.2%66.5%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.5%3.2%+16.4 pts
Rent-burdened households31.9%32.9%−1.0 pts
Average commute26.019.8+6.2
Worked from home1.9%22.0%−20.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.0%4.9%+11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025