COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rock Rapids vs Brandon
PLACE A
Rock Rapids, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Rock Rapids is 98% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $15,743 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
ROCK RAPIDSBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,733119,767−98% vs Brandon
Population density6493,615−2,965
Population growth2.4%10.8%−8.3 pts
Median age41.037.3+3.7
Male51.6%48.5%+3.1 pts
Female48.4%51.5%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born3.3%17.7%−14.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%42.1%+45.6 pts
Black0.5%16.7%−16.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%30.9%−22.5 pts
Asian0.3%4.3%−4.0 pts
Other3.1%6.0%−2.9 pts
Median household income$63,942$79,685−$15,743
Per capita income$31,022$41,340−$10,318
Poverty rate6.5%11.4%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.432−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%33.8%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree3.6%11.1%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.6%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation62.5%65.5%−3.0 pts
Median home value$206,700$339,000−$132,300
Median gross rent$812$1,784−$972
Owner-occupied71.3%56.2%+15.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.2%6.2%+7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households18.9%54.3%−35.4 pts
Average commute12.828.4−15.7
Worked from home12.0%18.1%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.2%12.5%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024