COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cook vs Papillion
PLACE A
Cook, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Papillion, Nebraska
Cook is 98% smaller than Papillion. Papillion earns more, with a median household income $69,429 higher. Papillion has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -7%).
COOKPAPILLIONDIFFERENCE
Total population51525,127−98% vs Papillion
Population density1982,098−1,900
Population growth-7.0%27.9%−34.8 pts
Median age58.141.1+17.0
Male50.8%49.2%+1.7 pts
Female49.2%50.8%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%5.9%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%82.5%+11.6 pts
Black0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other5.9%4.0%+1.9 pts
Median household income$42,250$111,679−$69,429
Per capita income$40,399$53,471−$13,072
Poverty rate11.6%5.3%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.409+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%47.9%−23.7 pts
Graduate degree9.5%17.0%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%3.2%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation49.6%68.9%−19.3 pts
Median home value$104,900$311,000−$206,100
Median gross rent$535$1,269−$734
Owner-occupied67.3%73.9%−6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%2.1%+9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%41.3%+1.4 pts
Average commute16.623.0−6.4
Worked from home6.4%15.0%−8.6 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.1%+1.7 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.0%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025