COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plano vs Kirksville
PLACE A
Plano, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kirksville, Missouri
Plano is 1540% larger than Kirksville. Plano earns more, with a median household income $62,182 higher. Plano has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
PLANOKIRKSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population293,02817,863+1540% vs Kirksville
Population density4,0871,242+2,845
Population growth9.9%0.1%+9.7 pts
Median age39.624.8+14.8
Male49.5%47.9%+1.6 pts
Female50.5%52.1%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born29.3%7.5%+21.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.6%82.9%−36.3 pts
Black8.7%6.4%+2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.7%3.7%+13.0 pts
Asian23.6%2.9%+20.7 pts
Other4.4%4.0%+0.3 pts
Median household income$112,253$50,071+$62,182
Per capita income$59,916$32,582+$27,334
Poverty rate6.8%28.2%−21.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.611−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher60.5%40.3%+20.2 pts
Graduate degree24.9%22.6%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%4.0%Even
Labor force participation69.2%50.7%+18.5 pts
Median home value$465,900$153,900+$312,000
Median gross rent$1,841$775+$1,066
Owner-occupied56.9%48.3%+8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%17.8%−13.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%33.7%+8.2 pts
Average commute25.412.7+12.7
Worked from home27.5%6.7%+20.8 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.1%+0.5 pts
Uninsured10.7%9.6%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025