COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cook vs Beatrice
PLACE A
Cook, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Beatrice, Alabama
Cook is 165% larger than Beatrice. Cook earns more, with a median household income $4,958 higher. Cook has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -32%).
COOKBEATRICEDIFFERENCE
Total population515194+165% vs Beatrice
Population density198143+55
Population growth-7.0%-32.2%+25.3 pts
Median age58.140.6+17.5
Male50.8%35.7%+15.1 pts
Female49.2%64.3%−15.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.5%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%26.4%+67.7 pts
Black0.0%73.6%−73.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.9%0.0%+5.9 pts
Median household income$42,250$37,292+$4,958
Per capita income$40,399$24,020+$16,379
Poverty rate11.6%7.1%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.506−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%16.4%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree9.5%8.2%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%0.0%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation49.6%35.4%+14.2 pts
Median home value$104,900$80,800+$24,100
Median gross rent$535$608−$73
Owner-occupied67.3%87.3%−20.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%42.2%−30.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%0.0%+42.7 pts
Average commute16.69.5+7.1
Worked from home6.4%22.0%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured5.5%3.3%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025