COMPARING TWO PLACES
Broadwater vs Sterling
PLACE A
Broadwater, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Broadwater is 86% smaller than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $19,856 higher. Sterling has grown faster since 2000 (-16% vs -26%).
BROADWATERSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population97674−86% vs Sterling
Population density618820−202
Population growth-25.8%-15.8%−10.0 pts
Median age58.340.2+18.1
Male53.8%45.1%+8.6 pts
Female46.2%54.9%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.2%88.0%−24.8 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.8%3.2%+33.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Median household income$48,125$67,981−$19,856
Per capita income$29,780$36,630−$6,850
Poverty rate12.3%14.0%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%11.9%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree3.2%4.2%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation58.0%41.9%+16.1 pts
Median home value$45,000$131,900−$86,900
Median gross rent$1,036$604+$432
Owner-occupied90.5%74.1%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.7%10.4%+23.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%57.7%−57.7 pts
Average commute21.927.2−5.4
Worked from home6.9%2.4%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.0%10.1%+6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025