COMPARING TWO PLACES
Otho vs Boone
PLACE A
Otho, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Boone, Colorado
Otho is 38% larger than Boone. Boone earns more, with a median household income $34,311 higher. Boone has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -21%).
OTHOBOONEDIFFERENCE
Total population420305+38% vs Boone
Population density948805+143
Population growth-20.8%-10.0%−10.8 pts
Median age55.157.5−2.4
Male49.2%48.1%+1.1 pts
Female50.8%51.9%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.1%56.1%+31.0 pts
Black1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%43.9%−37.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Median household income$43,482$77,793−$34,311
Per capita income$33,332$36,994−$3,662
Poverty rate15.5%18.7%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.340+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%12.7%−4.3 pts
Graduate degree1.6%3.2%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation54.0%29.9%+24.1 pts
Median home value$89,900$45,200+$44,700
Median gross rent$665$1,250−$585
Owner-occupied72.5%82.2%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%31.4%−27.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%25.0%+15.6 pts
Average commute16.129.7−13.6
Worked from home0.6%6.9%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%7.6%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025