COMPARING TWO PLACES
Popejoy vs Fort Dodge
PLACE A
Popejoy, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fort Dodge, Kansas
Popejoy is 19% smaller than Fort Dodge. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Popejoy has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -41%).
POPEJOYFORT DODGEDIFFERENCE
Total population7593−19% vs Fort Dodge
Population density100508−408
Population growth-2.5%-41.2%+38.7 pts
Median age39.267.9−28.7
Male73.4%89.2%−15.9 pts
Female26.6%10.8%+15.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%94.6%+5.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$38,681$40,217−$1,536
Per capita income$14,782$30,765−$15,983
Poverty rate3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2430.100+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation22.3%0.0%+22.3 pts
Median home value$83,600––
Median gross rent$438$644−$206
Owner-occupied78.4%0.0%+78.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%26.3%−6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.2%−45.2 pts
Average commute28.3––
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024