COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waubun vs Moorhead
PLACE A
Waubun, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Moorhead, Iowa
Waubun is 105% larger than Moorhead. Waubun earns more, with a median household income $13,036 higher. Waubun has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -12%).
WAUBUNMOORHEADDIFFERENCE
Total population389190+105% vs Moorhead
Population density757809−52
Population growth2.3%-11.9%+14.2 pts
Median age31.346.8−15.5
Male49.9%43.1%+6.8 pts
Female50.1%56.9%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic32.0%99.5%−67.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Asian2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Other64.9%0.5%+64.4 pts
Median household income$58,036$45,000+$13,036
Per capita income$26,390$31,199−$4,809
Poverty rate18.0%26.2%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%8.2%+5.9 pts
Graduate degree5.0%4.8%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate16.3%1.1%+15.3 pts
Labor force participation71.1%57.0%+14.2 pts
Median home value$77,900$54,200+$23,700
Median gross rent$650$1,016−$366
Owner-occupied73.2%85.3%−12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%14.3%−6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%53.3%−10.5 pts
Average commute13.427.0−13.6
Worked from home10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured7.6%2.6%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025