COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rolfe vs Spencer
PLACE A
Rolfe, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Rolfe is 87% smaller than Spencer. Spencer earns more, with a median household income $8,611 higher. Spencer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -13%).
ROLFESPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population4893,857−87% vs Spencer
Population density464717−252
Population growth-12.8%1.7%−14.5 pts
Median age38.644.2−5.6
Male58.6%45.6%+13.1 pts
Female41.4%54.4%−13.1 pts
Foreign-born3.5%6.7%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%29.0%+64.3 pts
Black0.8%44.5%−43.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%16.2%−13.8 pts
Asian0.8%1.2%−0.4 pts
Other2.7%9.1%−6.4 pts
Median household income$51,250$59,861−$8,611
Per capita income$21,412$29,379−$7,967
Poverty rate13.5%15.1%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.379Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%26.0%−17.3 pts
Graduate degree1.0%9.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%8.7%+12.1 pts
Labor force participation49.6%61.8%−12.2 pts
Median home value$48,500$157,000−$108,500
Median gross rent$583$940−$357
Owner-occupied83.8%63.3%+20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%9.4%+17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%21.3%+15.6 pts
Average commute20.225.8−5.6
Worked from home7.0%16.1%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.4%7.8%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025