COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westgate vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Westgate, Columbus, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Westgate is 85% smaller than Cedar Falls. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
WESTGATECEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population6,32741,240−85% vs Cedar Falls
Population density7,3481,401+5,947
Population growth–3.7%–
Median age38.429.3+9.1
Male50.1%48.4%+1.7 pts
Female49.9%51.6%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born13.3%3.4%+9.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.1%90.6%−27.5 pts
Black12.0%1.4%+10.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.9%2.2%+14.7 pts
Asian2.7%3.2%−0.5 pts
Other5.4%2.7%+2.6 pts
Median household income$76,769$76,987−$218
Per capita income$34,729$41,428−$6,699
Poverty rate16.9%15.7%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%50.4%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree12.3%21.5%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation64.6%68.8%−4.3 pts
Median home value$221,636$263,600−$41,964
Median gross rent$1,020$1,203−$183
Owner-occupied65.8%64.0%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%5.3%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households50.7%55.0%−4.3 pts
Average commute23.214.0+9.1
Worked from home21.3%11.1%+10.2 pts
Public transit to work6.8%0.0%+6.8 pts
Uninsured16.1%3.0%+13.1 pts