COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wasola vs Ozark
PLACE A
Wasola, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Ozark, Arkansas
Wasola is 99% smaller than Ozark. Wasola earns more, with a median household income $57,574 higher. Wasola has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
WASOLAOZARKDIFFERENCE
Total population343,628−99% vs Ozark
Population density6457−451
Population growth1.8%-3.9%+5.6 pts
Median age27.335.9−8.6
Male55.9%47.3%+8.6 pts
Female44.1%52.7%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%91.4%+8.6 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Median household income$105,260$47,686+$57,574
Per capita income$40,038$24,470+$15,568
Poverty rate67.6%17.8%+49.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2830.369−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Labor force participation42.1%51.2%−9.1 pts
Median home value$160,000$124,000+$36,000
Median gross rent–$721–
Owner-occupied57.9%55.6%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.0%−36.0 pts
Average commute–16.5–
Worked from home0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024