COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cody vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Cody, WY
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, TX
Cody and Big Spring are close in size. Cody earns more, with a median household income $3,386 higher. Cody has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs 0%).
CODYBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population31,17130,504+2% vs Big Spring
Population density434−29
Population growth5.0%-0.4%+5.5 pts
Median age44.936.7+8.2
Male49.5%55.7%−6.2 pts
Female50.5%44.3%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born1.8%9.8%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%43.1%+43.8 pts
Black0.2%4.5%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%47.7%−41.7 pts
Asian0.4%1.0%−0.5 pts
Other6.4%3.6%+2.8 pts
Median household income$73,035$69,649+$3,386
Per capita income$42,655$34,939+$7,716
Poverty rate8.9%13.8%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.449Even
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%15.7%+20.3 pts
Graduate degree14.4%5.0%+9.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%5.4%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation61.7%55.3%+6.4 pts
Median home value$400,500$155,600+$244,900
Median gross rent$925$1,034−$109
Owner-occupied75.3%69.5%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%13.2%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.0%44.4%−8.4 pts
Average commute16.621.7−5.1
Worked from home11.8%3.0%+8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured10.9%13.6%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025