COMPARING TWO PLACES
Malcom vs Oskaloosa
PLACE A
Malcom, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Oskaloosa, Kansas
Malcom is 76% smaller than Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa earns more, with a median household income $7,000 higher. Oskaloosa has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -6%).
MALCOMOSKALOOSADIFFERENCE
Total population2591,060−76% vs Oskaloosa
Population density3141,066−753
Population growth-5.9%-0.3%−5.7 pts
Median age43.438.9+4.5
Male38.9%49.1%−10.2 pts
Female61.1%50.9%+10.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.7%85.9%+7.8 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other6.3%8.9%−2.6 pts
Median household income$76,750$83,750−$7,000
Per capita income$44,421$42,525+$1,896
Poverty rate10.0%5.7%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%23.0%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree2.3%11.4%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%2.2%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation73.2%66.9%+6.3 pts
Median home value$109,800$183,100−$73,300
Median gross rent$638$846−$208
Owner-occupied87.5%74.1%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%2.1%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%48.6%−40.3 pts
Average commute21.822.3−0.5
Worked from home5.9%8.6%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.6%6.2%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025