COMPARING TWO PLACES
Verndale vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Verndale, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Verndale is 38% larger than Alexandria. Alexandria earns more, with a median household income $22,812 higher. Alexandria has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -15%).
VERNDALEALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population508367+38% vs Alexandria
Population density4923,219−2,727
Population growth-15.1%11.0%−26.1 pts
Median age36.837.2−0.4
Male56.9%48.1%+8.7 pts
Female43.1%51.9%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%91.9%+0.6 pts
Black4.2%0.0%+4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other3.1%1.4%+1.7 pts
Median household income$49,063$71,875−$22,812
Per capita income$50,330$31,316+$19,014
Poverty rate16.2%19.5%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5960.293+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%31.7%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree4.1%11.7%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%4.2%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation58.4%63.2%−4.8 pts
Median home value$104,600$155,000−$50,400
Median gross rent$708$855−$147
Owner-occupied88.7%75.9%+12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households8.0%31.0%−23.0 pts
Average commute31.025.9+5.0
Worked from home7.0%5.1%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%3.5%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025