COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barneston vs Fort Riley
PLACE A
Barneston, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Fort Riley, Kansas
Barneston is 99% smaller than Fort Riley. Fort Riley earns more, with a median household income $4,779 higher. Fort Riley has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -22%).
BARNESTONFORT RILEYDIFFERENCE
Total population888,606−99% vs Fort Riley
Population density3611,342−982
Population growth-22.4%18.9%−41.3 pts
Median age61.523.1+38.4
Male42.7%65.5%−22.7 pts
Female57.3%34.5%+22.7 pts
Foreign-born31.6%5.5%+26.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.7%49.9%+16.8 pts
Black0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other33.3%2.7%+30.7 pts
Median household income$49,583$54,362−$4,779
Per capita income$24,417$28,521−$4,104
Poverty rate11.1%10.7%+0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.369Even
Bachelor's degree or higher1.0%18.2%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%18.6%−18.6 pts
Labor force participation27.9%88.3%−60.4 pts
Median home value$29,600$222,100−$192,500
Median gross rent$600$1,234−$634
Owner-occupied91.5%1.8%+89.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.0%3.8%+19.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.3%−37.3 pts
Average commute38.17.6+30.5
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured32.5%2.6%+29.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024