COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cozad vs North Platte
PLACE A
Cozad, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
North Platte, Nebraska
Cozad is 83% smaller than North Platte. North Platte earns more, with a median household income $3,626 higher. Cozad has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -5%).
COZADNORTH PLATTEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,92422,524−83% vs North Platte
Population density1,5001,648−148
Population growth0.3%-5.4%+5.7 pts
Median age41.640.2+1.4
Male47.8%49.7%−2.0 pts
Female52.2%50.3%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born9.1%3.5%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.2%84.3%−9.0 pts
Black1.1%1.0%+0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.7%10.1%+11.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.8%+0.1 pts
Other1.2%3.8%−2.7 pts
Median household income$54,471$58,097−$3,626
Per capita income$65,449$32,736+$32,713
Poverty rate10.9%15.4%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5380.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%20.8%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree2.5%6.6%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%3.9%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation69.2%64.7%+4.5 pts
Median home value$121,600$169,100−$47,500
Median gross rent$851$921−$70
Owner-occupied64.8%58.5%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%9.3%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%46.1%−2.1 pts
Average commute16.713.3+3.4
Worked from home4.3%2.4%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured7.7%7.0%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025