COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wolcott vs Gypsum
PLACE A
Wolcott, New York
VS
PLACE B
Gypsum, Colorado
Wolcott is 83% smaller than Gypsum. Gypsum earns more, with a median household income $72,303 higher. Gypsum has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -9%).
WOLCOTTGYPSUMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5589,212−83% vs Gypsum
Population density8001,042−242
Population growth-8.5%24.1%−32.7 pts
Median age46.833.7+13.1
Male47.6%53.1%−5.5 pts
Female52.4%46.9%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%19.6%−18.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.0%43.9%+41.1 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%54.0%−47.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other6.0%1.4%+4.5 pts
Median household income$43,261$115,564−$72,303
Per capita income$28,571$43,538−$14,967
Poverty rate20.8%9.6%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.360+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%32.6%−21.2 pts
Graduate degree3.1%7.8%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%0.9%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation52.0%75.2%−23.3 pts
Median home value$90,500$633,000−$542,500
Median gross rent$663$2,183−$1,520
Owner-occupied61.4%70.2%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%5.2%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households58.6%64.1%−5.6 pts
Average commute25.121.9+3.2
Worked from home5.5%8.5%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.7%10.6%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025