COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brule vs Gering
PLACE A
Brule, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Gering, Nebraska
Brule is 98% smaller than Gering. Brule earns more, with a median household income $17,824 higher. Gering has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -18%).
BRULEGERINGDIFFERENCE
Total population1628,535−98% vs Gering
Population density611,538−1,477
Population growth-18.1%0.8%−18.9 pts
Median age59.335.8+23.5
Male58.0%49.8%+8.2 pts
Female42.0%50.2%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%68.7%+28.8 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%24.4%−24.4 pts
Asian1.9%0.9%+1.0 pts
Other0.6%4.5%−3.9 pts
Median household income$92,917$75,093+$17,824
Per capita income$54,385$38,166+$16,219
Poverty rate8.0%12.4%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.412−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%32.6%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree13.3%12.0%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation54.1%65.3%−11.2 pts
Median home value$232,100$186,500+$45,600
Median gross rent$917$823+$94
Owner-occupied74.1%72.3%+1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%5.4%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%46.5%−32.8 pts
Average commute30.515.1+15.4
Worked from home10.0%3.0%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024