COMPARING TWO PLACES
Acton vs Palmdale
PLACE A
Acton, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Palmdale, Pennsylvania
Acton is 94% smaller than Palmdale. Palmdale earns more, with a median household income $26,586 higher.
ACTONPALMDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population871,542−94% vs Palmdale
Population density3631,038−676
Population growth–0.0%–
Median age17.630.3−12.7
Male19.5%39.5%−20.0 pts
Female80.5%60.5%+20.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%63.0%+37.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Asian0.0%25.8%−25.8 pts
Other0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Median household income$36,042$62,628−$26,586
Per capita income$12,491$27,536−$15,045
Poverty rate40.2%27.1%+13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1690.444−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%28.5%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%4.3%+24.2 pts
Labor force participation61.4%66.9%−5.5 pts
Median home value–$261,400–
Median gross rent$1,151$1,436−$285
Owner-occupied3.8%33.8%−29.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%17.0%+16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households76.0%23.8%+52.2 pts
Average commute41.233.4+7.8
Worked from home0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024