COMPARING TWO PLACES
Macy vs Wabash
PLACE A
Macy, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Macy is 94% smaller than Wabash. Wabash earns more, with a median household income $10,910 higher.
MACYWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population63710,190−94% vs Wabash
Population density3991,057−657
Population growth2.2%-2.1%+4.3 pts
Median age24.140.3−16.2
Male39.4%49.4%−10.0 pts
Female60.6%50.6%+10.0 pts
Foreign-born0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.9%90.4%−86.4 pts
Black1.4%0.3%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%5.6%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other94.0%3.3%+90.7 pts
Median household income$42,500$53,410−$10,910
Per capita income$14,725$32,760−$18,035
Poverty rate33.3%14.0%+19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%23.4%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate31.9%4.4%+27.5 pts
Labor force participation48.7%57.5%−8.8 pts
Median home value$54,400$116,500−$62,100
Median gross rent$598$739−$141
Owner-occupied12.8%70.6%−57.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%9.9%+11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households31.8%34.3%−2.5 pts
Average commute14.516.5−2.1
Worked from home0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work5.5%0.4%+5.1 pts
Uninsured11.2%3.6%+7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024