COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melrose vs Ottumwa
PLACE A
Melrose, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Ottumwa, Iowa
Melrose is 98% smaller than Ottumwa. Ottumwa earns more, with a median household income $12,353 higher. Melrose has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 2%).
MELROSEOTTUMWADIFFERENCE
Total population52825,319−98% vs Ottumwa
Population density6591,576−917
Population growth8.2%2.0%+6.1 pts
Median age36.136.7−0.6
Male48.8%50.7%−1.9 pts
Female51.2%49.3%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%69.0%+18.2 pts
Black0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%17.1%−11.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other6.8%7.6%−0.8 pts
Median household income$48,750$61,103−$12,353
Per capita income$28,308$30,586−$2,278
Poverty rate18.9%17.2%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.426Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%20.8%−2.7 pts
Graduate degree4.4%8.3%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.6%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation64.3%62.9%+1.4 pts
Median home value$151,600$106,300+$45,300
Median gross rent$744$921−$177
Owner-occupied72.4%61.7%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%12.4%−12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households73.4%45.6%+27.8 pts
Average commute31.017.8+13.2
Worked from home5.3%4.3%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured4.1%7.1%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025