COMPARING TWO PLACES
Friend vs Beatrice
PLACE A
Friend, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Beatrice, Alabama
Friend is 390% larger than Beatrice. Friend earns more, with a median household income $53,617 higher. Friend has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -32%).
FRIENDBEATRICEDIFFERENCE
Total population950194+390% vs Beatrice
Population density1,149143+1,005
Population growth-7.1%-32.2%+25.1 pts
Median age32.140.6−8.5
Male49.5%35.7%+13.8 pts
Female50.5%64.3%−13.8 pts
Foreign-born5.9%0.5%+5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%26.4%+62.6 pts
Black0.0%73.6%−73.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.9%0.0%+9.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$90,909$37,292+$53,617
Per capita income$38,179$24,020+$14,159
Poverty rate6.1%7.1%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.506−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%16.4%+10.5 pts
Graduate degree11.2%8.2%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation75.7%35.4%+40.3 pts
Median home value$173,800$80,800+$93,000
Median gross rent$810$608+$202
Owner-occupied85.1%87.3%−2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%42.2%−35.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%0.0%+40.6 pts
Average commute40.49.5+30.9
Worked from home2.1%22.0%−19.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%3.3%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025