COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burwell vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Burwell, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Burwell is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $14,859 higher. Norfolk has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
BURWELLNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,018231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density9704,336−3,366
Population growth-10.2%-2.0%−8.2 pts
Median age48.932.7+16.2
Male46.3%50.7%−4.3 pts
Female53.7%49.3%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%41.2%+55.6 pts
Black0.5%38.9%−38.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other2.7%6.1%−3.4 pts
Median household income$51,250$66,109−$14,859
Per capita income$32,410$39,457−$7,047
Poverty rate13.0%16.5%−3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.474−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%33.5%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree10.0%14.1%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.7%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation66.3%69.8%−3.5 pts
Median home value$164,400$289,900−$125,500
Median gross rent$460$1,321−$861
Owner-occupied75.3%46.3%+28.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%8.3%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%52.8%−19.9 pts
Average commute14.923.0−8.1
Worked from home2.2%10.2%−7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured6.0%9.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025