COMPARING TWO PLACES
Opal vs Gainesville
PLACE A
Opal, Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Gainesville, Texas
Opal is 100% smaller than Gainesville. Gainesville earns more, with a median household income $5,059 higher. Gainesville has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -33%).
OPALGAINESVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population6618,528−100% vs Gainesville
Population density168960−792
Population growth-33.3%8.7%−42.0 pts
Median age59.336.5+22.8
Male58.4%48.4%+10.0 pts
Female41.6%51.6%−10.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.6%58.2%+31.4 pts
Black0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%31.1%−25.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other5.2%3.0%+2.2 pts
Median household income$53,750$58,809−$5,059
Per capita income$24,555$31,046−$6,491
Poverty rate0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3320.445−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%19.4%−8.7 pts
Graduate degree4.6%6.0%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%8.1%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation36.9%64.9%−28.0 pts
Median home value$106,300$177,000−$70,700
Median gross rent$525$1,038−$513
Owner-occupied86.7%57.6%+29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate57.1%6.6%+50.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.6%−41.6 pts
Average commute36.922.2+14.7
Worked from home4.5%5.6%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured36.4%17.9%+18.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025