COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massena vs Potsdam
PLACE A
Massena, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Potsdam, New York
Massena is 96% smaller than Potsdam. Massena earns more, with a median household income $27,281 higher. Massena has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -12%).
MASSENAPOTSDAMDIFFERENCE
Total population3518,019−96% vs Potsdam
Population density5121,631−1,118
Population growth1.1%-11.8%+13.0 pts
Median age29.121.7+7.4
Male47.5%49.9%−2.4 pts
Female52.5%50.1%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born1.8%12.3%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%81.1%+9.2 pts
Black0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%4.2%−0.1 pts
Asian1.8%6.6%−4.7 pts
Other3.7%3.3%+0.3 pts
Median household income$61,827$34,546+$27,281
Per capita income$30,237$20,220+$10,017
Poverty rate14.4%29.0%−14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.521−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%51.8%−26.6 pts
Graduate degree3.5%30.7%−27.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%4.8%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation56.9%48.8%+8.1 pts
Median home value$101,000$146,400−$45,400
Median gross rent$584$898−$314
Owner-occupied69.5%34.4%+35.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%13.3%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.3%69.2%−27.9 pts
Average commute26.215.8+10.4
Worked from home1.3%10.9%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured12.0%4.2%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025