COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ovid vs Gering
PLACE A
Ovid, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Gering, Nebraska
Ovid is 97% smaller than Gering. Gering earns more, with a median household income $30,718 higher. Gering has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
OVIDGERINGDIFFERENCE
Total population2568,535−97% vs Gering
Population density1,6411,538+103
Population growth-14.8%0.8%−15.5 pts
Median age35.035.8−0.8
Male50.4%49.8%+0.6 pts
Female49.6%50.2%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born6.2%5.5%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.9%68.7%+5.2 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.1%24.4%−1.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.9%−0.7 pts
Other2.8%4.5%−1.8 pts
Median household income$44,375$75,093−$30,718
Per capita income$20,917$38,166−$17,249
Poverty rate8.5%12.4%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.412−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%32.6%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree6.0%12.0%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%0.6%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation62.8%65.3%−2.5 pts
Median home value$84,500$186,500−$102,000
Median gross rent$906$823+$83
Owner-occupied69.0%72.3%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%5.4%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%46.5%+0.7 pts
Average commute25.315.1+10.2
Worked from home0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured22.2%11.5%+10.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025