COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whitewater vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Whitewater, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Whitewater and Sikeston are close in size. Sikeston earns more, with a median household income $3,946 higher.
WHITEWATERSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population16,03815,983+0% vs Sikeston
Population density1,815932+883
Population growth3.5%-0.2%+3.6 pts
Median age22.138.2−16.1
Male49.7%45.5%+4.3 pts
Female50.3%54.5%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born9.0%1.3%+7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%68.2%+11.9 pts
Black3.1%21.3%−18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%2.3%+7.9 pts
Asian3.1%0.2%+2.9 pts
Other3.5%8.0%−4.5 pts
Median household income$54,969$58,915−$3,946
Per capita income$25,863$35,557−$9,694
Poverty rate26.8%14.2%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%27.5%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree15.0%11.3%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.5%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation70.0%57.9%+12.2 pts
Median home value$229,400$168,800+$60,600
Median gross rent$1,041$891+$150
Owner-occupied31.8%60.5%−28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%9.4%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.4%45.7%+3.7 pts
Average commute17.015.7+1.3
Worked from home9.1%3.7%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.8%12.1%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025