COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheatfield vs Lowell
PLACE A
Wheatfield, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lowell, Oregon
Wheatfield is 27% smaller than Lowell. Lowell earns more, with a median household income $26,065 higher. Lowell has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 6%).
WHEATFIELDLOWELLDIFFERENCE
Total population9311,283−27% vs Lowell
Population density1,5751,483+92
Population growth6.0%14.4%−8.5 pts
Median age34.548.2−13.7
Male48.1%47.1%+1.0 pts
Female51.9%52.9%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born2.7%7.7%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.2%80.5%+4.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino11.0%11.6%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.8%7.7%−3.9 pts
Median household income$73,375$99,440−$26,065
Per capita income$31,226$43,825−$12,599
Poverty rate14.3%6.9%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.396−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%27.9%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree1.3%11.6%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation65.0%60.7%+4.3 pts
Median home value$196,700$406,600−$209,900
Median gross rent$788$1,125−$337
Owner-occupied80.9%83.6%−2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%6.5%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%46.9%−0.9 pts
Average commute28.428.8−0.4
Worked from home2.3%9.8%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured5.9%4.0%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025