COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Nebraska
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Nebraska
North Carolina is 442% larger than Nebraska. Nebraska earns more, with a median household income $4,087 higher.
NORTH CAROLINANEBRASKADIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4041,978,707+442% vs Nebraska
Population density22126+195
Population growth9.5%7.4%+2.1 pts
Median age39.137.2+1.9
Male48.9%50.3%−1.4 pts
Female51.1%49.7%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%8.0%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%75.3%−15.3 pts
Black20.0%4.6%+15.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%12.7%−1.4 pts
Asian3.3%2.6%+0.7 pts
Other5.4%4.8%+0.6 pts
Median household income$72,388$76,475−$4,087
Per capita income$41,385$41,751−$366
Poverty rate13.0%10.6%+2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%34.6%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree13.5%12.3%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%3.0%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation62.8%68.6%−5.8 pts
Median home value$288,900$238,600+$50,300
Median gross rent$1,228$1,072+$156
Owner-occupied66.6%66.5%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%7.6%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%41.9%+2.8 pts
Average commute25.119.2+5.9
Worked from home16.3%11.0%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.2%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024