COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hutchinson vs Coos Bay
PLACE A
Hutchinson, KS
VS
PLACE B
Coos Bay-North Bend, OR
Hutchinson and Coos Bay are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Coos Bay has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
HUTCHINSONCOOS BAYDIFFERENCE
Total population61,53963,992−4% vs Coos Bay
Population density4940+9
Population growth-4.1%3.0%−7.0 pts
Median age40.948.6−7.7
Male50.5%49.8%+0.7 pts
Female49.5%50.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born2.2%4.0%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.0%82.1%Even
Black2.7%0.4%+2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.4%7.3%+3.1 pts
Asian0.5%1.1%−0.6 pts
Other4.4%9.2%−4.8 pts
Median household income$60,645$62,143−$1,498
Per capita income$32,509$36,605−$4,096
Poverty rate12.5%16.1%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%22.6%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree6.8%9.0%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%6.0%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation61.1%51.4%+9.7 pts
Median home value$132,500$337,800−$205,300
Median gross rent$863$1,042−$179
Owner-occupied69.2%71.2%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%9.9%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%45.7%−6.7 pts
Average commute17.518.3−0.7
Worked from home6.1%8.1%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured9.3%6.9%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025