COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palo vs Cedar Rapids
PLACE A
Palo, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Palo is 100% smaller than Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids earns more, with a median household income $35,935 higher.
PALOCEDAR RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population375137,935−100% vs Cedar Rapids
Population density5381,860−1,322
Population growth–9.0%–
Median age30.237.3−7.1
Male57.6%49.6%+8.0 pts
Female42.4%50.4%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born4.3%7.3%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.8%77.5%+7.3 pts
Black0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.1%5.2%+9.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other1.1%6.2%−5.1 pts
Median household income$34,489$70,424−$35,935
Per capita income$15,978$41,256−$25,278
Poverty rate20.3%10.8%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%33.1%−33.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation50.0%68.4%−18.4 pts
Median home value$94,300$187,100−$92,800
Median gross rent$965$967−$2
Owner-occupied100.0%68.5%+31.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households29.4%43.3%−13.9 pts
Average commute56.818.6+38.2
Worked from home0.0%12.9%−12.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured30.1%4.8%+25.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024