COMPARING TWO PLACES
Western vs Lincoln
PLACE A
Western, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
Western is 74% smaller than Lincoln. Lincoln earns more, with a median household income $20,000 higher. Western has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -13%).
WESTERNLINCOLNDIFFERENCE
Total population229888−74% vs Lincoln
Population density471185+286
Population growth-3.4%-13.1%+9.7 pts
Median age50.354.5−4.2
Male54.9%57.6%−2.7 pts
Female45.1%42.4%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born7.9%1.0%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%93.7%−6.3 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%3.5%+5.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.7%2.0%+1.8 pts
Median household income$53,750$73,750−$20,000
Per capita income$36,660$45,183−$8,523
Poverty rate5.1%5.6%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3320.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%17.8%+10.6 pts
Graduate degree3.0%2.9%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%2.6%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation68.4%55.4%+13.0 pts
Median home value$70,000$135,200−$65,200
Median gross rent$563$941−$378
Owner-occupied91.3%84.2%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%2.6%+10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%4.3%+6.8 pts
Average commute28.125.1+3.0
Worked from home3.2%5.0%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured11.2%4.1%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025