COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vergas vs Moorhead
PLACE A
Vergas, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Moorhead, Iowa
Vergas is 95% larger than Moorhead. Vergas earns more, with a median household income $27,917 higher. Vergas has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -12%).
VERGASMOORHEADDIFFERENCE
Total population370190+95% vs Moorhead
Population density236809−572
Population growth5.1%-11.9%+17.1 pts
Median age48.746.8+1.9
Male55.4%43.1%+12.3 pts
Female44.6%56.9%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic93.0%99.5%−6.5 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.6%0.5%+6.1 pts
Median household income$72,917$45,000+$27,917
Per capita income$61,074$31,199+$29,875
Poverty rate6.6%26.2%−19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5220.442+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%8.2%+14.9 pts
Graduate degree7.4%4.8%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%1.1%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation54.4%57.0%−2.6 pts
Median home value$175,000$54,200+$120,800
Median gross rent$750$1,016−$266
Owner-occupied70.5%85.3%−14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.8%14.3%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households26.8%53.3%−26.5 pts
Average commute22.027.0−5.0
Worked from home13.1%0.0%+13.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.5%2.6%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025