COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pomona vs Lawrence
PLACE A
Pomona, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Lawrence, Kansas
Pomona is 100% smaller than Lawrence. Lawrence earns more, with a median household income $32,405 higher. Lawrence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -14%).
POMONALAWRENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population17896,367−100% vs Lawrence
Population density502,813−2,764
Population growth-13.9%8.3%−22.2 pts
Median age56.329.3+27.0
Male69.1%48.8%+20.3 pts
Female30.9%51.2%−20.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%73.0%+20.8 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Asian0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Other6.2%9.1%−2.9 pts
Median household income$32,604$65,009−$32,405
Per capita income$24,325$39,194−$14,869
Poverty rate23.6%17.4%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%55.8%−28.2 pts
Graduate degree7.9%26.9%−19.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation53.4%70.0%−16.7 pts
Median home value$72,800$292,700−$219,900
Median gross rent$671$1,091−$420
Owner-occupied65.1%43.6%+21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%6.7%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%50.5%+49.5 pts
Average commute50.919.8+31.1
Worked from home0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Uninsured8.4%8.9%−0.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024