COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Laramie
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Laramie, Wyoming
Riverside is 98% smaller than Laramie. Riverside earns more, with a median household income $12,304 higher.
RIVERSIDELARAMIEDIFFERENCE
Total population61232,284−98% vs Laramie
Population density3041,755−1,451
Population growth2.4%1.9%+0.4 pts
Median age33.226.9+6.3
Male58.5%52.7%+5.8 pts
Female41.5%47.3%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%8.4%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%78.4%+1.3 pts
Black2.4%1.2%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%11.4%−8.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Other14.7%5.1%+9.7 pts
Median household income$67,917$55,613+$12,304
Per capita income$32,792$35,096−$2,304
Poverty rate15.0%22.5%−7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.470+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%56.2%−32.1 pts
Graduate degree4.8%29.2%−24.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%4.0%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation52.9%71.1%−18.2 pts
Median home value$165,600$319,500−$153,900
Median gross rent$948$925+$23
Owner-occupied53.8%44.1%+9.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%6.2%+19.8 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%48.7%−40.4 pts
Average commute37.714.0+23.7
Worked from home0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Uninsured10.1%7.9%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025