COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melvin vs Le Mars
PLACE A
Melvin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Le Mars, Iowa
Melvin is 99% smaller than Le Mars. Le Mars earns more, with a median household income $4,388 higher. Le Mars has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -31%).
MELVINLE MARSDIFFERENCE
Total population12210,760−99% vs Le Mars
Population density2631,260−997
Population growth-30.9%7.6%−38.5 pts
Median age54.339.0+15.3
Male62.3%48.9%+13.4 pts
Female37.7%51.1%−13.4 pts
Foreign-born19.3%6.5%+12.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.0%81.3%−24.3 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.4%10.8%+29.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other2.6%2.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$70,313$74,701−$4,388
Per capita income$41,650$37,904+$3,746
Poverty rate6.1%9.2%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.403−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%21.1%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree6.5%4.5%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%2.8%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation67.9%70.9%−3.0 pts
Median home value$43,300$219,200−$175,900
Median gross rent$231$929−$698
Owner-occupied91.7%61.5%+30.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.4%3.8%+27.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.4%−31.4 pts
Average commute59.916.3+43.7
Worked from home0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured43.0%6.3%+36.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025