COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rowan vs Boone
PLACE A
Rowan, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Boone, Colorado
Rowan is 61% smaller than Boone. Boone earns more, with a median household income $20,918 higher. Boone has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -22%).
ROWANBOONEDIFFERENCE
Total population118305−61% vs Boone
Population density226805−578
Population growth-22.2%-10.0%−12.1 pts
Median age28.357.5−29.2
Male53.2%48.1%+5.1 pts
Female46.8%51.9%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born5.9%0.0%+5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.3%56.1%+12.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino31.7%43.9%−12.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.0%Even
Median household income$56,875$77,793−$20,918
Per capita income$23,460$36,994−$13,534
Poverty rate21.5%18.7%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.340+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%12.7%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation59.7%29.9%+29.8 pts
Median home value$28,600$45,200−$16,600
Median gross rent$600$1,250−$650
Owner-occupied90.3%82.2%+8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%31.4%−21.4 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%25.0%+75.0 pts
Average commute45.629.7+15.9
Worked from home0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.6%7.6%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025