COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower vs Hibbing
PLACE A
Tower, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Hibbing, Minnesota
Tower is 98% smaller than Hibbing. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
TOWERHIBBINGDIFFERENCE
Total population27515,823−98% vs Hibbing
Population density50687+420
Population growth–-0.9%–
Median age39.445.7−6.3
Male56.0%48.6%+7.4 pts
Female44.0%51.4%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%93.3%−22.8 pts
Black0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%1.6%+10.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other17.1%2.9%+14.2 pts
Median household income$56,250$55,789+$461
Per capita income$19,294$34,424−$15,130
Poverty rate30.5%16.2%+14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2800.433−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%18.6%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree1.9%5.7%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%6.3%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation36.8%57.3%−20.5 pts
Median home value$94,800$130,200−$35,400
Median gross rent$850$833+$17
Owner-occupied65.6%71.1%−5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%7.3%+22.4 pts
Rent-burdened households12.9%45.6%−32.7 pts
Average commute26.316.5+9.9
Worked from home0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.5%−1.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024