COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pease vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Pease, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, Wisconsin
Pease is 85% smaller than Cambridge. Cambridge earns more, with a median household income $21,250 higher. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -2%).
PEASECAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population2491,679−85% vs Cambridge
Population density4721,141−669
Population growth-1.7%12.4%−14.1 pts
Median age38.442.2−3.8
Male40.6%48.1%−7.6 pts
Female59.4%51.9%+7.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%94.5%+3.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.4%2.4%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.9%2.1%−1.2 pts
Median household income$66,667$87,917−$21,250
Per capita income$29,622$46,199−$16,577
Poverty rate7.2%8.8%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.401−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%40.8%−29.6 pts
Graduate degree4.6%11.0%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.7%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation70.6%70.1%+0.5 pts
Median home value$178,900$325,200−$146,300
Median gross rent$1,116$1,220−$104
Owner-occupied74.3%69.3%+5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%8.2%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households78.9%40.1%+38.8 pts
Average commute26.125.1+1.1
Worked from home16.5%13.2%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.4%4.5%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025