COMPARING TWO PLACES
Odebolt vs Denison
PLACE A
Odebolt, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Denison, Texas
Odebolt is 96% smaller than Denison. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Denison has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
ODEBOLTDENISONDIFFERENCE
Total population96726,822−96% vs Denison
Population density937924+13
Population growth-1.9%7.9%−9.8 pts
Median age49.740.4+9.3
Male49.3%47.6%+1.7 pts
Female50.7%52.4%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%66.5%+30.3 pts
Black0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%16.2%−15.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other2.3%9.3%−7.0 pts
Median household income$65,417$67,365−$1,948
Per capita income$37,694$34,603+$3,091
Poverty rate6.6%15.0%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.433−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%18.7%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree5.7%5.7%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%4.6%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation64.2%59.4%+4.7 pts
Median home value$98,800$180,900−$82,100
Median gross rent$660$1,309−$649
Owner-occupied77.5%58.6%+18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%8.9%+10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%47.1%−15.9 pts
Average commute18.119.4−1.3
Worked from home2.3%9.7%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.2%14.9%−12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025