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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Mercer | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15,495 | 15,360 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | -4.4% | -4.3% | 43 | ||
| Median household income | $74,182 | $73,400 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 8.9% | 9.8% | 27 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.9% | 21.8% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | -1.2% | -2.1% | 71 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $146,700 | $156,250 | 27 | ||
| Median gross rent | $786 | $815 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 9.9% | 10.3% | 36 | ||
| Worked from home | 10.1% | 7.4% | 82 |
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| Metric | 2010–2018 | 2018–2025 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | -5.2% | — | — |
| Housing units | +0.8% | — | — |
| Median household income | +14.0% | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +3.1% | — | — |
| Median gross rent | +11.3% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +22.7% | — | — |
| Worked from home | -33.0% | — | — |
| Poverty rate | +22.2% | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 14.8 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 0.0 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 1.9 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 7.7 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 6.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 19.4 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, IA | 90 | 14,268 | -4.7% | $73,715 | 21.4% |
| Osage, KS | 85 | 15,744 | -2.6% | $74,467 | 21.6% |
| Tipton, IN | 84 | 15,346 | -2.2% | $76,156 | 23.5% |
| De Witt, IL | 83 | 15,373 | — | $71,678 | 23.2% |
| East Feliciana, LA | 82 | 19,271 | -4.0% | $73,085 | 19.3% |
| Spencer, IN | 82 | 19,955 | — | $74,506 | 22.0% |
| Kossuth, IA | 81 | 14,516 | — | $67,697 | 22.8% |
| Washington, IL | 81 | 13,627 | -6.2% | $78,224 | 23.5% |
| Floyd, IA | 81 | 15,328 | — | $68,557 | 18.3% |
| Crawford, IL | 80 | 18,511 | -5.3% | $71,674 | 20.6% |