COMPARING TWO PLACES
Traverse County vs Grant County
PLACE A
Traverse County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Grant County, Arkansas
Traverse County is 83% smaller than Grant County. Grant County earns more, with a median household income $8,560 higher. Grant County has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
TRAVERSE COUNTYGRANT COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,13018,756−83% vs Grant County
Population density530−24
Population growth-5.6%0.6%−6.2 pts
Median age46.140.5+5.6
Male48.9%50.8%−1.9 pts
Female51.1%49.2%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born2.4%0.9%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%91.1%−7.0 pts
Black0.6%2.7%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%2.9%+3.3 pts
Asian0.1%0.5%−0.4 pts
Other9.0%2.8%+6.1 pts
Median household income$62,989$71,549−$8,560
Per capita income$37,082$36,762+$320
Poverty rate11.3%13.1%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.450+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%21.5%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%4.5%Even
Labor force participation59.5%57.4%+2.1 pts
Median home value$114,100$161,700−$47,600
Median gross rent$615$788−$173
Owner-occupied81.8%80.7%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.9%12.3%+18.6 pts
Rent-burdened households53.4%38.5%+14.9 pts
Average commute17.130.5−13.4
Worked from home16.8%10.3%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.9%6.6%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025