COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Bend vs Chalco
PLACE A
South Bend, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Chalco, Nebraska
South Bend is 83% smaller than Chalco. Chalco earns more, with a median household income $40,672 higher. South Bend has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
SOUTH BENDCHALCODIFFERENCE
Total population1,79010,595−83% vs Chalco
Population density1,0913,942−2,851
Population growth6.7%0.6%+6.0 pts
Median age47.934.4+13.5
Male56.2%51.8%+4.5 pts
Female43.8%48.2%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born17.1%4.0%+13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.3%84.3%−35.0 pts
Black5.0%0.5%+4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.3%9.6%+19.6 pts
Asian5.5%1.0%+4.5 pts
Other11.0%4.6%+6.3 pts
Median household income$45,000$85,672−$40,672
Per capita income$25,779$42,617−$16,838
Poverty rate24.2%4.8%+19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.346+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%37.0%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree5.8%9.1%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.8%1.4%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation47.3%80.2%−32.9 pts
Median home value$262,300$238,600+$23,700
Median gross rent$1,010$1,195−$185
Owner-occupied64.0%68.5%−4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%0.0%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households58.6%50.3%+8.3 pts
Average commute20.320.1+0.2
Worked from home8.8%8.8%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.6%4.4%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024