COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendon vs Fort Madison
PLACE A
Mendon, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Fort Madison, Iowa
Mendon is 87% smaller than Fort Madison. Mendon earns more, with a median household income $97,556 higher. Mendon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
MENDONFORT MADISONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3269,935−87% vs Fort Madison
Population density8421,029−187
Population growth4.4%-7.1%+11.5 pts
Median age39.142.1−3.0
Male51.2%52.4%−1.2 pts
Female48.8%47.6%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born4.3%2.3%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%87.9%−3.3 pts
Black1.2%3.5%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%4.8%+5.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other3.8%3.3%+0.5 pts
Median household income$148,261$50,705+$97,556
Per capita income$48,906$29,507+$19,399
Poverty rate1.5%15.0%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.429−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%18.5%+34.2 pts
Graduate degree18.0%3.7%+14.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%7.3%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation71.5%55.6%+15.9 pts
Median home value$594,100$94,200+$499,900
Median gross rent$785$826−$41
Owner-occupied86.2%72.4%+13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%44.2%−20.4 pts
Average commute24.623.1+1.5
Worked from home19.6%6.6%+13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured8.5%6.4%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025