COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sholes vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Sholes, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Sholes is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $32,151 higher. Norfolk has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -24%).
SHOLESNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population17231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density1234,336−4,213
Population growth-23.8%-2.0%−21.8 pts
Median age61.532.7+28.8
Male35.7%50.7%−14.9 pts
Female64.3%49.3%+14.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%41.2%+58.8 pts
Black0.0%38.9%−38.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Median household income$33,958$66,109−$32,151
Per capita income$43,714$39,457+$4,257
Poverty rate7.1%16.5%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%33.5%−16.8 pts
Graduate degree16.7%14.1%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate16.7%5.7%+11.0 pts
Labor force participation42.9%69.8%−27.0 pts
Median home value$22,200$289,900−$267,700
Median gross rent$225$1,321−$1,096
Owner-occupied100.0%46.3%+53.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate41.7%8.3%+33.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.8%−52.8 pts
Average commute53.123.0+30.1
Worked from home0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025