COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moorhead vs Wahpeton
PLACE A
Moorhead, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Wahpeton, Iowa
Moorhead is 43% smaller than Wahpeton. Wahpeton earns more, with a median household income $62,917 higher. Wahpeton has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -12%).
MOORHEADWAHPETONDIFFERENCE
Total population190333−43% vs Wahpeton
Population density809278+531
Population growth-11.9%1.2%−13.1 pts
Median age46.859.5−12.7
Male43.1%51.9%−8.8 pts
Female56.9%48.1%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.5%93.0%+6.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.5%4.3%−3.8 pts
Median household income$45,000$107,917−$62,917
Per capita income$31,199$69,684−$38,485
Poverty rate26.2%5.7%+20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%59.5%−51.3 pts
Graduate degree4.8%18.8%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation57.0%53.3%+3.6 pts
Median home value$54,200$495,500−$441,300
Median gross rent$1,016$850+$166
Owner-occupied85.3%79.3%+6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%70.4%−56.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%0.0%+53.3 pts
Average commute27.016.2+10.8
Worked from home0.0%18.8%−18.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.6%2.5%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025