COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melvern vs Ottawa
PLACE A
Melvern, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Ottawa, Toledo, Ohio
Melvern is 98% smaller than Ottawa. Ottawa earns more, with a median household income $7,597 higher.
MELVERNOTTAWADIFFERENCE
Total population34018,043−98% vs Ottawa
Population density9554,453−3,498
Population growth-7.5%––
Median age34.529.7+4.8
Male55.1%49.2%+5.9 pts
Female44.9%50.8%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born4.8%7.2%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.9%51.3%+43.6 pts
Black2.0%35.3%−33.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%5.4%−4.5 pts
Asian0.3%3.8%−3.5 pts
Other2.0%4.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$55,893$63,490−$7,597
Per capita income$26,458$29,227−$2,769
Poverty rate13.9%29.1%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.412−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%40.8%−19.8 pts
Graduate degree7.6%18.6%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%6.8%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation59.9%65.8%−5.9 pts
Median home value$89,100$134,617−$45,517
Median gross rent$675$1,023−$348
Owner-occupied73.8%45.1%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.5%8.8%+14.7 pts
Rent-burdened households14.7%40.0%−25.3 pts
Average commute41.216.3+24.8
Worked from home4.4%8.7%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.9%−1.2 pts
Uninsured12.6%7.0%+5.6 pts