COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beatrice vs Papillion
PLACE A
Beatrice, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Papillion, Nebraska
Beatrice is 99% smaller than Papillion. Papillion earns more, with a median household income $74,387 higher. Papillion has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -32%).
BEATRICEPAPILLIONDIFFERENCE
Total population19425,127−99% vs Papillion
Population density1432,098−1,955
Population growth-32.2%27.9%−60.1 pts
Median age40.641.1−0.5
Male35.7%49.2%−13.4 pts
Female64.3%50.8%+13.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%5.9%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.4%82.5%−56.1 pts
Black73.6%3.9%+69.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Median household income$37,292$111,679−$74,387
Per capita income$24,020$53,471−$29,451
Poverty rate7.1%5.3%+1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5060.409+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%47.9%−31.5 pts
Graduate degree8.2%17.0%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation35.4%68.9%−33.5 pts
Median home value$80,800$311,000−$230,200
Median gross rent$608$1,269−$661
Owner-occupied87.3%73.9%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.2%2.1%+40.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.3%−41.3 pts
Average commute9.523.0−13.5
Worked from home22.0%15.0%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured3.3%4.0%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025