Oshkosh, WI v. Davenport, IA

In a recent front page story, the Oshkosh Northwestern compared Oshkosh to Davenport, IA with a focus on riverfront development projects in each city. To the Northwestern these are "cities of comparable size" (Oshkosh = 62,916; Davenport = 98,359). The tone of the article was that Davenport's redevelopment efforts have been mostly successful, a "River Renaissance." Here are some comparisons the paper neglected to include:

	Oshkosh	Davenport
Household median income	$37,636	$37,242
Family median income	$48,843	$45,944
Male median income	$33,750	$34,153
Female median income	$24,154	$24,634
Per capita income	$18,964	$18,828
Population below poverty line	10.2%	14.1%
Families below poverty line	5.2%	10.5%
Age 18 and under below poverty line	8.6%	19.2%
Age 65 and over below poverty line	6.9%	6.4%
Population	62,916	98.359

With absurdly high levels of poverty for families and children, perhaps Davenport's "River Renaissance" has turned that city into a "Pauper's Paradise?" And this is the model that Oshkosh should be comparing itself to?