COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gage County vs Pawnee County
PLACE A
Gage County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Pawnee County, Nebraska
Gage County is 765% larger than Pawnee County. Gage County earns more, with a median household income $5,059 higher. Gage County has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -8%).
GAGE COUNTYPAWNEE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population21,7112,510+765% vs Pawnee County
Population density256+20
Population growth-2.7%-8.3%+5.5 pts
Median age42.644.9−2.3
Male50.8%49.6%+1.2 pts
Female49.2%50.4%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.9%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%93.9%−1.4 pts
Black0.5%0.1%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%1.9%+1.5 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other3.0%4.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$67,247$62,188+$5,059
Per capita income$36,811$31,792+$5,019
Poverty rate12.6%13.5%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%21.2%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree6.0%8.2%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%2.2%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation63.3%54.7%+8.6 pts
Median home value$174,000$79,400+$94,600
Median gross rent$774$706+$68
Owner-occupied73.5%80.2%−6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%22.6%−12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.6%19.4%+14.2 pts
Average commute21.222.4−1.1
Worked from home5.5%13.1%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%13.0%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025