COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rolla vs Lebanon
PLACE A
Rolla, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Lebanon, Oregon
Rolla is 98% smaller than Lebanon. Lebanon earns more, with a median household income $4,426 higher. Lebanon has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -13%).
ROLLALEBANONDIFFERENCE
Total population35320,267−98% vs Lebanon
Population density9462,836−1,890
Population growth-13.1%18.9%−32.0 pts
Median age41.237.2+4.0
Male48.3%48.6%−0.2 pts
Female51.7%51.4%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born18.5%5.7%+12.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%82.5%−27.4 pts
Black5.5%0.1%+5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.8%10.7%+23.0 pts
Asian1.1%1.9%−0.8 pts
Other4.4%4.8%−0.3 pts
Median household income$58,750$63,176−$4,426
Per capita income$32,923$31,164+$1,759
Poverty rate14.8%17.8%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.416+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%21.3%+4.1 pts
Graduate degree1.4%5.4%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%5.8%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation71.6%59.8%+11.8 pts
Median home value$58,500$336,800−$278,300
Median gross rent$619$1,312−$693
Owner-occupied75.5%55.3%+20.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.9%6.1%+30.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%52.3%−21.5 pts
Average commute23.926.0−2.1
Worked from home7.5%6.0%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.1%6.8%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025