COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ottawa vs Gardner
PLACE A
Ottawa, Toledo, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Ottawa is 16% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $4,028 higher.
OTTAWAGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population18,04321,483−16% vs Gardner
Population density4,453974+3,479
Population growth–5.2%–
Median age29.743.7−14.0
Male49.2%51.7%−2.5 pts
Female50.8%48.3%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born7.2%7.9%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.3%77.6%−26.4 pts
Black35.3%4.0%+31.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.4%10.7%−5.3 pts
Asian3.8%2.4%+1.4 pts
Other4.2%5.2%−1.1 pts
Median household income$63,490$67,518−$4,028
Per capita income$29,227$37,215−$7,988
Poverty rate29.1%13.7%+15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%23.8%+17.0 pts
Graduate degree18.6%8.0%+10.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%7.0%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation65.8%58.8%+7.0 pts
Median home value$134,617$301,600−$166,983
Median gross rent$1,023$1,109−$86
Owner-occupied45.1%58.9%−13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%5.8%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%47.4%−7.4 pts
Average commute16.330.5−14.2
Worked from home8.7%13.3%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work1.9%1.7%+0.2 pts
Uninsured7.0%2.8%+4.2 pts