COMPARING TWO PLACES
Western vs Beatrice
PLACE A
Western, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Beatrice, Alabama
Western is 18% larger than Beatrice. Western earns more, with a median household income $16,458 higher. Western has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -32%).
WESTERNBEATRICEDIFFERENCE
Total population229194+18% vs Beatrice
Population density471143+328
Population growth-3.4%-32.2%+28.8 pts
Median age50.340.6+9.7
Male54.9%35.7%+19.2 pts
Female45.1%64.3%−19.2 pts
Foreign-born7.9%0.5%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%26.4%+61.1 pts
Black0.0%73.6%−73.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%0.0%+8.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Median household income$53,750$37,292+$16,458
Per capita income$36,660$24,020+$12,640
Poverty rate5.1%7.1%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3320.506−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%16.4%+12.0 pts
Graduate degree3.0%8.2%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation68.4%35.4%+33.1 pts
Median home value$70,000$80,800−$10,800
Median gross rent$563$608−$45
Owner-occupied91.3%87.3%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%42.2%−29.5 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%0.0%+11.1 pts
Average commute28.19.5+18.6
Worked from home3.2%22.0%−18.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.2%3.3%+7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025