COMPARING TWO PLACES
Quenemo vs Gardner
PLACE A
Quenemo, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Quenemo is 99% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $16,685 higher. Gardner has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -26%).
QUENEMOGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population28621,483−99% vs Gardner
Population density644974−329
Population growth-25.8%5.2%−31.0 pts
Median age38.543.7−5.2
Male53.5%51.7%+1.8 pts
Female46.5%48.3%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.2%77.6%+13.6 pts
Black0.8%4.0%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%10.7%−9.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other6.2%5.2%+1.0 pts
Median household income$50,833$67,518−$16,685
Per capita income$20,208$37,215−$17,007
Poverty rate29.4%13.7%+15.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.453Even
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%23.8%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.6%7.0%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation43.7%58.8%−15.2 pts
Median home value$53,800$301,600−$247,800
Median gross rent$831$1,109−$278
Owner-occupied68.2%58.9%+9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate39.9%5.8%+34.1 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%47.4%+9.7 pts
Average commute28.630.5−1.9
Worked from home1.0%13.3%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured10.2%2.8%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025