COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gates vs Blytheville
PLACE A
Gates, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Blytheville, Arkansas
Gates is 96% smaller than Blytheville. Gates earns more, with a median household income $17,805 higher. Gates has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -14%).
GATESBLYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population48212,227−96% vs Blytheville
Population density746590+157
Population growth16.3%-14.2%+30.5 pts
Median age57.242.3+14.9
Male57.5%44.7%+12.9 pts
Female42.5%55.3%−12.9 pts
Foreign-born2.0%3.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%33.2%+46.7 pts
Black0.0%58.4%−58.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%3.8%+1.9 pts
Asian1.3%1.3%Even
Other13.1%3.3%+9.8 pts
Median household income$65,670$47,865+$17,805
Per capita income$36,539$28,970+$7,569
Poverty rate9.5%24.2%−14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.518−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%16.7%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree2.2%8.8%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%9.2%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation52.6%62.1%−9.4 pts
Median home value$349,200$119,000+$230,200
Median gross rent$1,152$855+$297
Owner-occupied84.0%50.3%+33.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%20.6%−17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%51.1%−9.9 pts
Average commute37.015.5+21.5
Worked from home11.5%2.4%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%5.0%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025