COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamar vs Gering
PLACE A
Lamar, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Gering, Nebraska
Lamar is 99% smaller than Gering. Gering earns more, with a median household income $28,843 higher. Gering has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -25%).
LAMARGERINGDIFFERENCE
Total population1288,535−99% vs Gering
Population density111,538−1,527
Population growth-25.3%0.8%−26.1 pts
Median age46.535.8+10.7
Male50.0%49.8%+0.2 pts
Female50.0%50.2%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%5.5%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%68.7%−4.9 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%24.4%−18.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other30.6%4.5%+26.1 pts
Median household income$46,250$75,093−$28,843
Per capita income$24,535$38,166−$13,631
Poverty rate25.0%12.4%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.412+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%32.6%−23.9 pts
Graduate degree1.7%12.0%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate15.0%0.6%+14.4 pts
Labor force participation45.8%65.3%−19.5 pts
Median home value$85,000$186,500−$101,500
Median gross rent$800$823−$23
Owner-occupied90.7%72.3%+18.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%5.4%+22.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.5%−6.5 pts
Average commute33.515.1+18.4
Worked from home18.4%3.0%+15.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured23.1%11.5%+11.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025