COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooks County vs Thomas County
PLACE A
Brooks County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Thomas County, Nebraska
Brooks County is 930% larger than Thomas County. Thomas County earns more, with a median household income $17,236 higher. Thomas County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -2%).
BROOKS COUNTYTHOMAS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,579639+930% vs Thomas County
Population density71+6
Population growth-2.0%3.4%−5.4 pts
Median age38.553.3−14.8
Male50.9%48.6%+2.3 pts
Female49.1%51.4%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born7.0%3.0%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.2%89.2%−82.0 pts
Black0.6%2.0%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino90.1%5.0%+85.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.1%3.9%−1.8 pts
Median household income$47,764$65,000−$17,236
Per capita income$31,217$37,067−$5,850
Poverty rate19.4%8.9%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.320+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%28.7%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree3.9%6.0%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate19.9%2.1%+17.8 pts
Labor force participation57.8%65.9%−8.2 pts
Median home value$81,000$109,200−$28,200
Median gross rent$719$638+$81
Owner-occupied52.8%68.1%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.4%14.8%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.6%2.1%+21.6 pts
Average commute17.518.5−0.9
Worked from home5.1%11.7%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.4%5.0%+16.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025