COMPARING TWO PLACES
McLean vs Ithaca
PLACE A
McLean, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Ithaca, New York
McLean is 98% smaller than Ithaca. McLean earns more, with a median household income $14,216 higher. Ithaca has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -15%).
MCLEANITHACADIFFERENCE
Total population63433,632−98% vs Ithaca
Population density5476,241−5,693
Population growth-14.5%7.0%−21.5 pts
Median age39.023.3+15.7
Male47.8%50.4%−2.6 pts
Female52.2%49.6%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born8.8%20.0%−11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.7%62.6%+13.1 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.5%8.8%+11.7 pts
Asian0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Other3.8%6.6%−2.9 pts
Median household income$63,000$48,784+$14,216
Per capita income$27,443$31,599−$4,156
Poverty rate7.8%30.4%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.537−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%67.7%−60.2 pts
Graduate degree3.4%43.7%−40.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Labor force participation58.1%52.4%+5.7 pts
Median home value$76,000$342,700−$266,700
Median gross rent$933$1,447−$514
Owner-occupied83.3%29.6%+53.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.2%12.5%+17.8 pts
Rent-burdened households8.0%56.7%−48.7 pts
Average commute27.618.7+8.9
Worked from home0.8%24.7%−23.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Uninsured11.6%5.1%+6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025