COMPARING TWO PLACES
Broadwater vs Gering
PLACE A
Broadwater, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Gering, Nebraska
Broadwater is 99% smaller than Gering. Gering earns more, with a median household income $26,968 higher. Gering has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -26%).
BROADWATERGERINGDIFFERENCE
Total population978,535−99% vs Gering
Population density6181,538−920
Population growth-25.8%0.8%−26.5 pts
Median age58.335.8+22.5
Male53.8%49.8%+4.0 pts
Female46.2%50.2%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.2%68.7%−5.5 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.8%24.4%+12.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$48,125$75,093−$26,968
Per capita income$29,780$38,166−$8,386
Poverty rate12.3%12.4%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.412−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%32.6%−26.2 pts
Graduate degree3.2%12.0%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation58.0%65.3%−7.3 pts
Median home value$45,000$186,500−$141,500
Median gross rent$1,036$823+$213
Owner-occupied90.5%72.3%+18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.7%5.4%+28.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.5%−46.5 pts
Average commute21.915.1+6.8
Worked from home6.9%3.0%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured17.0%11.5%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025