COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wausa vs Vermillion
PLACE A
Wausa, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Vermillion, South Dakota
Wausa is 95% smaller than Vermillion. Wausa earns more, with a median household income $8,919 higher. Vermillion has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -7%).
WAUSAVERMILLIONDIFFERENCE
Total population57911,720−95% vs Vermillion
Population density1,1052,514−1,410
Population growth-6.6%10.6%−17.3 pts
Median age46.523.1+23.4
Male39.7%50.2%−10.5 pts
Female60.3%49.8%+10.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%4.3%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%81.9%+9.2 pts
Black0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%3.6%+2.7 pts
Asian0.3%3.8%−3.5 pts
Other2.3%8.8%−6.5 pts
Median household income$59,375$50,456+$8,919
Per capita income$35,717$26,468+$9,249
Poverty rate4.0%24.4%−20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%50.6%−24.5 pts
Graduate degree7.5%24.0%−16.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%8.5%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation64.1%68.6%−4.5 pts
Median home value$85,900$219,000−$133,100
Median gross rent$763$764−$1
Owner-occupied82.1%42.0%+40.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%8.3%+9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households63.6%45.8%+17.9 pts
Average commute22.416.9+5.6
Worked from home2.4%6.4%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured1.2%9.5%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025