COMPARING TWO PLACES
Popejoy vs Ames
PLACE A
Popejoy, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Ames, Texas
Popejoy is 94% smaller than Ames. Popejoy earns more, with a median household income $2,493 higher.
POPEJOYAMESDIFFERENCE
Total population751,282−94% vs Ames
Population density100388−288
Population growth-2.5%-6.6%+4.0 pts
Median age39.239.9−0.7
Male73.4%42.0%+31.4 pts
Female26.6%58.0%−31.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%0.4%+99.6 pts
Black0.0%82.4%−82.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Median household income$38,681$36,188+$2,493
Per capita income$14,782$22,169−$7,387
Poverty rate3.7%25.4%−21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2430.485−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%9.0%−6.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation22.3%56.4%−34.0 pts
Median home value$83,600$203,600−$120,000
Median gross rent$438$741−$303
Owner-occupied78.4%62.4%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%11.1%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%60.7%−60.7 pts
Average commute28.324.5+3.8
Worked from home0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%30.7%−28.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025