COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mason vs Cloquet
PLACE A
Mason, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Cloquet, Minnesota
Mason is 89% smaller than Cloquet. Cloquet earns more, with a median household income $13,573 higher. Cloquet has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -17%).
MASONCLOQUETDIFFERENCE
Total population1,34212,399−89% vs Cloquet
Population density677352+325
Population growth-16.9%3.7%−20.6 pts
Median age34.537.4−2.9
Male52.9%46.2%+6.8 pts
Female47.1%53.8%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.4%84.3%−65.9 pts
Black77.0%0.9%+76.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other4.6%11.4%−6.8 pts
Median household income$47,794$61,367−$13,573
Per capita income$22,904$38,223−$15,319
Poverty rate31.0%15.9%+15.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%25.8%−14.9 pts
Graduate degree5.7%8.0%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%4.0%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation50.7%63.3%−12.7 pts
Median home value$138,100$212,700−$74,600
Median gross rent$1,316$1,024+$292
Owner-occupied53.0%65.9%−12.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%5.9%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%44.8%−6.3 pts
Average commute28.816.7+12.1
Worked from home4.7%8.6%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured6.9%5.0%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025