COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wadena vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Wadena, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Wadena is 44% smaller than Alexandria. Alexandria earns more, with a median household income $33,125 higher. Alexandria has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -20%).
WADENAALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population204367−44% vs Alexandria
Population density2713,219−2,948
Population growth-20.2%11.0%−31.2 pts
Median age53.637.2+16.4
Male55.4%48.1%+7.2 pts
Female44.6%51.9%−7.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%91.9%−1.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other9.0%1.4%+7.6 pts
Median household income$38,750$71,875−$33,125
Per capita income$24,084$31,316−$7,232
Poverty rate27.8%19.5%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.293+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%31.7%−18.0 pts
Graduate degree2.0%11.7%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.2%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation37.9%63.2%−25.3 pts
Median home value$94,200$155,000−$60,800
Median gross rent$532$855−$323
Owner-occupied76.6%75.9%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%0.0%+16.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.5%31.0%+14.5 pts
Average commute31.325.9+5.3
Worked from home17.2%5.1%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.5%3.5%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025