COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colon vs Portage
PLACE A
Colon, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Colon is 95% smaller than Portage. Colon earns more, with a median household income $16,007 higher.
COLONPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1202,344−95% vs Portage
Population density9163,546−2,630
Population growth-2.7%-6.8%+4.1 pts
Median age43.444.3−0.9
Male55.9%52.8%+3.1 pts
Female44.1%47.2%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic95.1%97.2%−2.1 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.9%2.7%+2.2 pts
Median household income$61,563$45,556+$16,007
Per capita income$29,198$26,358+$2,840
Poverty rate11.5%23.2%−11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2760.440−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%20.4%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree5.7%3.8%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation61.9%53.0%+8.9 pts
Median home value$166,100$94,800+$71,300
Median gross rent$1,063$751+$312
Owner-occupied86.7%76.6%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Rent-burdened households83.3%46.0%+37.3 pts
Average commute35.224.2+11.1
Worked from home13.5%8.9%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025