COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sanborn vs Le Mars
PLACE A
Sanborn, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Le Mars, Iowa
Sanborn is 97% smaller than Le Mars. Le Mars earns more, with a median household income $25,951 higher. Le Mars has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
SANBORNLE MARSDIFFERENCE
Total population31610,760−97% vs Le Mars
Population density1521,260−1,108
Population growth-4.7%7.6%−12.3 pts
Median age54.139.0+15.1
Male45.5%48.9%−3.4 pts
Female54.5%51.1%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born4.3%6.5%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%81.3%+8.0 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%10.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other3.7%2.3%+1.4 pts
Median household income$48,750$74,701−$25,951
Per capita income$31,430$37,904−$6,474
Poverty rate15.4%9.2%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.403Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%21.1%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree2.2%4.5%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%2.8%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation57.1%70.9%−13.8 pts
Median home value$68,200$219,200−$151,000
Median gross rent$99$929−$830
Owner-occupied89.3%61.5%+27.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.6%3.8%+14.8 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%31.4%−18.9 pts
Average commute21.616.3+5.3
Worked from home6.8%3.2%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.6%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%6.3%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025