COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bright vs Dent
PLACE A
Bright, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Dent, Minnesota
Bright is 3159% larger than Dent. Bright earns more, with a median household income $56,474 higher. Bright has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -10%).
BRIGHTDENTDIFFERENCE
Total population5,540170+3159% vs Dent
Population density442470−28
Population growth2.1%-9.9%+12.0 pts
Median age42.134.2+7.9
Male49.8%50.0%−0.2 pts
Female50.2%50.0%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic95.1%97.8%−2.7 pts
Black1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.2%2.2%+0.0 pts
Median household income$108,974$52,500+$56,474
Per capita income$44,913$25,213+$19,700
Poverty rate3.3%36.5%−33.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%15.9%+12.0 pts
Graduate degree14.4%0.0%+14.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%5.0%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation69.0%73.0%−4.0 pts
Median home value$279,500$106,300+$173,200
Median gross rent$869$842+$27
Owner-occupied89.3%83.3%+6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%6.9%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households16.2%22.2%−6.1 pts
Average commute29.019.8+9.2
Worked from home18.8%13.3%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured3.6%6.1%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024