COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whiting vs Scottsbluff
PLACE A
Whiting, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Whiting is 88% smaller than Scottsbluff. Whiting earns more, with a median household income $16,704 higher.
WHITINGSCOTTSBLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population1,64914,259−88% vs Scottsbluff
Population density9112,150−1,239
Population growth-7.1%-4.0%−3.1 pts
Median age48.338.8+9.5
Male54.1%46.6%+7.5 pts
Female45.9%53.4%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born4.4%4.1%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%64.9%+24.1 pts
Black3.9%0.3%+3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%30.7%−29.5 pts
Asian2.8%0.5%+2.3 pts
Other3.0%3.5%−0.5 pts
Median household income$73,063$56,359+$16,704
Per capita income$47,413$37,223+$10,190
Poverty rate6.5%15.4%−8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%26.3%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree9.9%9.6%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%2.6%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation54.6%65.2%−10.5 pts
Median home value$220,000$137,700+$82,300
Median gross rent$1,011$966+$45
Owner-occupied74.3%59.4%+14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%7.0%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%50.9%−20.9 pts
Average commute14.012.5+1.5
Worked from home16.1%5.7%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.8%8.9%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025