COMPARING TWO PLACES
Acton vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Acton, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Acton is 100% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $27,648 higher.
ACTONLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population8758,366−100% vs Lancaster
Population density3638,076−7,714
Population growth–-2.2%–
Median age17.632.2−14.6
Male19.5%48.3%−28.8 pts
Female80.5%51.7%+28.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%39.7%+60.3 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$36,042$63,690−$27,648
Per capita income$12,491$31,159−$18,668
Poverty rate40.2%20.3%+19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1690.443−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%29.4%−16.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%8.1%+20.5 pts
Labor force participation61.4%68.6%−7.2 pts
Median home value–$219,500–
Median gross rent$1,151$1,240−$89
Owner-occupied3.8%48.6%−44.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%4.7%+28.7 pts
Rent-burdened households76.0%45.4%+30.6 pts
Average commute41.223.6+17.6
Worked from home0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024