COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rolfe vs Carroll
PLACE A
Rolfe, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Carroll, Ohio
Rolfe and Carroll are close in size. Carroll earns more, with a median household income $23,438 higher. Carroll has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -13%).
ROLFECARROLLDIFFERENCE
Total population489504−3% vs Carroll
Population density464801−337
Population growth-12.8%-4.4%−8.5 pts
Median age38.645.5−6.9
Male58.6%53.3%+5.3 pts
Female41.4%46.7%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.3%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%93.4%−0.2 pts
Black0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%1.0%+1.4 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Other2.7%5.5%−2.8 pts
Median household income$51,250$74,688−$23,438
Per capita income$21,412$42,314−$20,902
Poverty rate13.5%5.0%+8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.355+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%30.7%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree1.0%10.1%−9.1 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%1.6%+19.3 pts
Labor force participation49.6%72.7%−23.2 pts
Median home value$48,500$276,100−$227,600
Median gross rent$583$947−$364
Owner-occupied83.8%68.4%+15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%4.3%+22.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%48.8%−12.0 pts
Average commute20.228.1−7.9
Worked from home7.0%14.5%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.4%10.3%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025