COMPARING TWO PLACES
Curtis vs Hays
PLACE A
Curtis, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Hays, Texas
Curtis is 211% larger than Hays. Hays earns more, with a median household income $11,875 higher. Hays has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -14%).
CURTISHAYSDIFFERENCE
Total population843271+211% vs Hays
Population density7031,215−513
Population growth-14.2%4.6%−18.8 pts
Median age30.753.0−22.3
Male50.8%59.1%−8.2 pts
Female49.2%40.9%+8.2 pts
Foreign-born1.8%3.0%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.0%48.0%+38.0 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%31.8%−24.3 pts
Asian1.3%3.0%−1.7 pts
Other5.2%14.1%−8.9 pts
Median household income$58,750$70,625−$11,875
Per capita income$25,473$43,406−$17,933
Poverty rate18.3%6.1%+12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%40.0%−20.5 pts
Graduate degree3.5%17.3%−13.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%7.7%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation58.9%45.9%+13.0 pts
Median home value$149,100$327,300−$178,200
Median gross rent$590$2,295−$1,705
Owner-occupied51.9%80.9%−29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.2%0.0%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%47.1%−8.5 pts
Average commute21.028.0−7.0
Worked from home6.1%9.9%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Uninsured8.1%8.6%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025