COMPARING TWO PLACES
Verdel vs Mitchell
PLACE A
Verdel, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Mitchell, South Dakota
Verdel is 100% smaller than Mitchell. Mitchell earns more, with a median household income $37,214 higher. Verdel has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 3%).
VERDELMITCHELLDIFFERENCE
Total population4115,756−100% vs Mitchell
Population density2371,367−1,130
Population growth26.7%2.7%+24.0 pts
Median age62.839.6+23.2
Male42.4%49.0%−6.6 pts
Female57.6%51.0%+6.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.9%87.6%+0.3 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other12.1%5.6%+6.5 pts
Median household income$21,406$58,620−$37,214
Per capita income$27,258$37,512−$10,254
Poverty rate24.2%12.5%+11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.446−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%23.6%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree6.5%6.1%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation42.4%69.1%−26.6 pts
Median home value$46,700$192,200−$145,500
Median gross rent$0$851−$851
Owner-occupied73.9%56.6%+17.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.3%7.4%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.9%−36.9 pts
Average commute42.212.8+29.4
Worked from home0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured18.2%8.5%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025