COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Nebraska
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Nebraska
Kentucky is 129% larger than Nebraska. Nebraska earns more, with a median household income $12,749 higher.
KENTUCKYNEBRASKADIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8241,978,707+129% vs Nebraska
Population density11526+89
Population growth3.8%7.4%−3.6 pts
Median age39.137.2+1.9
Male49.5%50.3%−0.7 pts
Female50.5%49.7%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born4.7%8.0%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%75.3%+6.3 pts
Black7.6%4.6%+3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%12.7%−7.7 pts
Asian1.6%2.6%−1.0 pts
Other4.3%4.8%−0.5 pts
Median household income$63,726$76,475−$12,749
Per capita income$35,821$41,751−$5,930
Poverty rate16.1%10.6%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%34.6%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree11.3%12.3%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.0%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation59.7%68.6%−8.9 pts
Median home value$205,600$238,600−$33,000
Median gross rent$967$1,072−$105
Owner-occupied68.3%66.5%+1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%7.6%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%41.9%−1.5 pts
Average commute24.019.2+4.8
Worked from home10.2%11.0%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%7.2%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024