COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania
PLACE A
North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Pennsylvania
North Dakota is 94% smaller than Pennsylvania. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. North Dakota has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 2%).
NORTH DAKOTAPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE
Total population784,84113,018,639−94% vs Pennsylvania
Population density11291−280
Population growth15.8%2.4%+13.5 pts
Median age35.940.9−5.0
Male51.2%49.3%+1.9 pts
Female48.8%50.7%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born4.7%7.7%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%73.0%+8.7 pts
Black3.3%10.3%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%8.7%−4.1 pts
Asian1.6%3.8%−2.2 pts
Other8.7%4.2%+4.5 pts
Median household income$76,657$77,971−$1,314
Per capita income$43,389$44,355−$966
Poverty rate10.8%11.7%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.474−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%35.2%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree9.7%14.3%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%5.3%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation68.6%62.7%+5.9 pts
Median home value$249,900$254,500−$4,600
Median gross rent$954$1,209−$255
Owner-occupied62.9%69.3%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%9.2%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households36.3%44.6%−8.3 pts
Average commute17.926.3−8.4
Worked from home8.1%15.6%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%3.6%−3.2 pts
Uninsured6.5%5.6%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024