COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wadena vs Baxter
PLACE A
Wadena, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Baxter, West Virginia
Wadena is 33% larger than Baxter. Wadena earns more, with a median household income $31,875 higher.
WADENABAXTERDIFFERENCE
Total population204153+33% vs Baxter
Population density2711,034−763
Population growth-20.2%––
Median age53.623.5+30.1
Male55.4%67.3%−12.0 pts
Female44.6%32.7%+12.0 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%100.0%−9.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other9.0%0.0%+9.0 pts
Median household income$38,750$6,875+$31,875
Per capita income$24,084$4,374+$19,710
Poverty rate27.8%91.5%−63.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%0.0%+13.7 pts
Graduate degree2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%100.0%−95.1 pts
Labor force participation37.9%73.9%−36.0 pts
Median home value$94,200$93,700+$500
Median gross rent$532––
Owner-occupied76.6%100.0%−23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%0.0%+16.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.5%––
Average commute31.3––
Worked from home17.2%––
Public transit to work0.0%––
Uninsured8.5%20.9%−12.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024