COMPARING TWO PLACES
Weston vs Chalco
PLACE A
Weston, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Chalco, Nebraska
Weston is 93% smaller than Chalco. Chalco earns more, with a median household income $40,672 higher. Weston has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs 1%).
WESTONCHALCODIFFERENCE
Total population70210,595−93% vs Chalco
Population density1,3073,942−2,634
Population growth5.8%0.6%+5.2 pts
Median age51.634.4+17.2
Male54.0%51.8%+2.2 pts
Female46.0%48.2%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.7%4.0%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%84.3%−5.5 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%9.6%−5.1 pts
Asian0.7%1.0%−0.3 pts
Other16.0%4.6%+11.4 pts
Median household income$45,000$85,672−$40,672
Per capita income$24,460$42,617−$18,157
Poverty rate16.5%4.8%+11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.346+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%37.0%−30.1 pts
Graduate degree2.0%9.1%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%1.4%+7.4 pts
Labor force participation47.0%80.2%−33.1 pts
Median home value$135,900$238,600−$102,700
Median gross rent$1,313$1,195+$118
Owner-occupied93.5%68.5%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.3%0.0%+23.3 pts
Rent-burdened households58.3%50.3%+8.1 pts
Average commute23.220.1+3.0
Worked from home6.0%8.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.5%4.4%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024