COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lingle vs Scottsbluff
PLACE A
Lingle, Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Lingle is 97% smaller than Scottsbluff. Lingle earns more, with a median household income $24,122 higher. Scottsbluff has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -14%).
LINGLESCOTTSBLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population39814,259−97% vs Scottsbluff
Population density1,2962,150−854
Population growth-13.9%-4.0%−9.9 pts
Median age45.838.8+7.0
Male47.4%46.6%+0.9 pts
Female52.6%53.4%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%64.9%+23.5 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%30.7%−26.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other7.0%3.5%+3.4 pts
Median household income$80,481$56,359+$24,122
Per capita income$42,306$37,223+$5,083
Poverty rate2.1%15.4%−13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3380.488−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%26.3%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree18.6%9.6%+9.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%2.6%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation70.0%65.2%+4.9 pts
Median home value$172,600$137,700+$34,900
Median gross rent$784$966−$182
Owner-occupied72.0%59.4%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%7.0%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%50.9%−37.4 pts
Average commute14.312.5+1.8
Worked from home2.8%5.7%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%8.9%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025