COMPARING TWO PLACES
Osawatomie vs Gardner
PLACE A
Osawatomie, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Osawatomie is 80% smaller than Gardner. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Gardner has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
OSAWATOMIEGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population4,21521,483−80% vs Gardner
Population density803974−171
Population growth-4.3%5.2%−9.6 pts
Median age38.143.7−5.6
Male42.7%51.7%−9.0 pts
Female57.3%48.3%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.2%7.9%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%77.6%+0.8 pts
Black6.8%4.0%+2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%10.7%−6.7 pts
Asian0.2%2.4%−2.2 pts
Other10.6%5.2%+5.4 pts
Median household income$66,991$67,518−$527
Per capita income$31,172$37,215−$6,043
Poverty rate16.6%13.7%+2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.453−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%23.8%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree5.5%8.0%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%7.0%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation68.6%58.8%+9.8 pts
Median home value$155,100$301,600−$146,500
Median gross rent$699$1,109−$410
Owner-occupied74.4%58.9%+15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households24.4%47.4%−23.0 pts
Average commute29.930.5−0.7
Worked from home18.3%13.3%+5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured5.7%2.8%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025