COMPARING TWO PLACES
Broken Bow vs North Platte
PLACE A
Broken Bow, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
North Platte, Nebraska
Broken Bow is 81% smaller than North Platte. North Platte earns more, with a median household income $18,202 higher. Broken Bow has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
BROKEN BOWNORTH PLATTEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,21122,524−81% vs North Platte
Population density6881,648−960
Population growth2.6%-5.4%+8.1 pts
Median age33.440.2−6.8
Male49.9%49.7%+0.1 pts
Female50.1%50.3%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born6.3%3.5%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.3%84.3%−29.0 pts
Black6.7%1.0%+5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%10.1%−7.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other35.1%3.8%+31.2 pts
Median household income$39,895$58,097−$18,202
Per capita income$22,434$32,736−$10,302
Poverty rate34.4%15.4%+19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.403+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%20.8%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree7.9%6.6%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%3.9%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation51.0%64.7%−13.7 pts
Median home value$179,900$169,100+$10,800
Median gross rent$625$921−$296
Owner-occupied54.6%58.5%−4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%9.3%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households30.6%46.1%−15.5 pts
Average commute21.413.3+8.1
Worked from home1.9%2.4%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured16.3%7.0%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025