COMPARING TWO PLACES
Western vs York
PLACE A
Western, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
York, Pennsylvania
Western is 99% smaller than York. Western earns more, with a median household income $5,330 higher. York has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
WESTERNYORKDIFFERENCE
Total population22945,342−99% vs York
Population density4718,568−8,097
Population growth-3.4%2.5%−5.9 pts
Median age50.334.3+16.0
Male54.9%49.7%+5.2 pts
Female45.1%50.3%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born7.9%11.1%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%33.6%+53.8 pts
Black0.0%24.1%−24.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%36.6%−27.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.7%4.7%−1.0 pts
Median household income$53,750$48,420+$5,330
Per capita income$36,660$26,308+$10,352
Poverty rate5.1%21.1%−16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3320.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%17.5%+10.9 pts
Graduate degree3.0%5.8%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%10.7%−9.1 pts
Labor force participation68.4%66.0%+2.5 pts
Median home value$70,000$119,700−$49,700
Median gross rent$563$1,014−$451
Owner-occupied91.3%43.7%+47.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%8.3%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%53.1%−41.9 pts
Average commute28.123.1+5.0
Worked from home3.2%10.7%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Uninsured11.2%10.6%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025