COMPARING TWO PLACES
Queen City vs Ottumwa
PLACE A
Queen City, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Ottumwa, Iowa
Queen City is 94% smaller than Ottumwa. Ottumwa earns more, with a median household income $17,646 higher. Ottumwa has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
QUEEN CITYOTTUMWADIFFERENCE
Total population1,39325,319−94% vs Ottumwa
Population density3931,576−1,183
Population growth-5.4%2.0%−7.4 pts
Median age44.036.7+7.3
Male45.8%50.7%−4.8 pts
Female54.2%49.3%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born1.0%13.5%−12.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%69.0%+11.3 pts
Black16.0%4.0%+12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%17.1%−16.5 pts
Asian1.8%2.3%−0.5 pts
Other1.2%7.6%−6.4 pts
Median household income$43,457$61,103−$17,646
Per capita income$28,524$30,586−$2,062
Poverty rate21.3%17.2%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%20.8%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree3.1%8.3%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%4.6%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation54.6%62.9%−8.3 pts
Median home value$116,300$106,300+$10,000
Median gross rent$774$921−$147
Owner-occupied61.5%61.7%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%12.4%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%45.6%+6.5 pts
Average commute16.217.8−1.6
Worked from home1.6%4.3%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured26.3%7.1%+19.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025