COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Oberlin
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Oberlin, Pennsylvania
Amherst is 138% larger than Oberlin. Oberlin earns more, with a median household income $62,198 higher. Oberlin has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -6%).
AMHERSTOBERLINDIFFERENCE
Total population640269+138% vs Oberlin
Population density6992,069−1,370
Population growth-6.0%13.9%−19.9 pts
Median age37.325.0+12.3
Male41.8%62.5%−20.7 pts
Female58.2%37.5%+20.7 pts
Foreign-born38.5%0.0%+38.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%41.3%−19.3 pts
Black0.7%16.4%−15.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%41.3%+34.9 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other0.7%1.1%−0.5 pts
Median household income$63,611$125,809−$62,198
Per capita income$20,471$30,482−$10,011
Poverty rate47.9%0.0%+47.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.148+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%18.7%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Labor force participation51.2%81.7%−30.5 pts
Median home value$35,500$229,400−$193,900
Median gross rent$779$935−$156
Owner-occupied67.6%78.9%−11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%55.3%−41.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute18.729.2−10.5
Worked from home1.7%10.5%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%0.0%+49.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024