COMPARING TWO PLACES
Searles vs New Ulm
PLACE A
Searles, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
New Ulm, Texas
Searles is 9% larger than New Ulm. Searles earns more, with a median household income $20,677 higher.
SEARLESNEW ULMDIFFERENCE
Total population201185+9% vs New Ulm
Population density45935+424
Population growth12.3%––
Median age45.460.8−15.4
Male51.2%38.4%+12.9 pts
Female48.8%61.6%−12.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%97.8%−3.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.5%0.0%+5.5 pts
Median household income$80,625$59,948+$20,677
Per capita income$43,044$37,211+$5,833
Poverty rate1.0%12.4%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2700.282−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%5.7%+22.2 pts
Graduate degree8.2%0.0%+8.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%14.3%−13.4 pts
Labor force participation70.3%49.2%+21.1 pts
Median home value$191,100$248,500−$57,400
Median gross rent$700––
Owner-occupied100.0%56.9%+43.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%47.1%−47.1 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%0.0%+33.3 pts
Average commute19.539.5−20.0
Worked from home1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.0%0.0%+5.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024