COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pender vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Pender, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Pender is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Pender earns more, with a median household income $7,016 higher. Pender has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -2%).
PENDERNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,106231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density1,5784,336−2,758
Population growth11.3%-2.0%+13.3 pts
Median age36.032.7+3.3
Male48.4%50.7%−2.2 pts
Female51.6%49.3%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%7.9%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.7%41.2%+41.6 pts
Black0.4%38.9%−38.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%10.1%−1.7 pts
Asian0.9%3.6%−2.7 pts
Other7.5%6.1%+1.4 pts
Median household income$73,125$66,109+$7,016
Per capita income$36,434$39,457−$3,023
Poverty rate9.4%16.5%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%33.5%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree10.3%14.1%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.7%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation67.6%69.8%−2.2 pts
Median home value$175,000$289,900−$114,900
Median gross rent$875$1,321−$446
Owner-occupied78.7%46.3%+32.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%8.3%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.3%52.8%−27.6 pts
Average commute27.423.0+4.4
Worked from home2.4%10.2%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured4.5%9.1%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025