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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Mertens | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 123 | 131 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $39,532 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 10.9% | 32.8% | 18 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.0% | 8.0% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $88,000 | $58,550 | 82 | ||
| Median gross rent | $630 | $461 | 56 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.2% | 17.7% | 9 | ||
| Worked from home | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 13.1 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.6 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.8 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 9.9 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 8.6 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.7 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.8 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 20.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna, OK | 90 | 128 | — | $41,250 | 9.6% |
| Lorraine, KS | 86 | 137 | — | $46,875 | 8.0% |
| Perla, AR | 82 | 141 | — | $47,500 | 7.2% |
| Louisburg, MO | 81 | 141 | — | $35,625 | 11.8% |
| Webster, IA | 81 | 134 | — | $34,773 | 7.1% |
| Brock, NE | 81 | 120 | — | $38,750 | 10.4% |
| Naper, NE | 80 | 117 | — | $36,250 | 8.1% |
| Bejou, MN | 80 | 109 | — | $43,958 | 16.1% |
| Ryder, ND | 80 | 100 | — | $40,313 | 5.8% |
| Le Flore, OK | 79 | 145 | — | $38,438 | 6.6% |