COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massena vs Plattsburgh
PLACE A
Massena, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Plattsburgh, New York
Massena is 98% smaller than Plattsburgh. Massena earns more, with a median household income $4,197 higher.
MASSENAPLATTSBURGHDIFFERENCE
Total population35119,744−98% vs Plattsburgh
Population density5123,677−3,165
Population growth1.1%-0.7%+1.9 pts
Median age29.131.9−2.8
Male47.5%47.3%+0.2 pts
Female52.5%52.7%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.8%6.9%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%83.0%+7.3 pts
Black0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%5.0%−0.9 pts
Asian1.8%3.2%−1.4 pts
Other3.7%5.5%−1.9 pts
Median household income$61,827$57,630+$4,197
Per capita income$30,237$35,584−$5,347
Poverty rate14.4%22.7%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.480−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%40.4%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree3.5%16.9%−13.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%5.9%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation56.9%61.1%−4.2 pts
Median home value$101,000$195,900−$94,900
Median gross rent$584$1,030−$446
Owner-occupied69.5%37.9%+31.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%7.1%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.3%46.6%−5.3 pts
Average commute26.216.6+9.6
Worked from home1.3%7.0%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured12.0%4.0%+8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025