COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland vs Gillette
PLACE A
Ashland, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Gillette, Wyoming
Ashland is 93% smaller than Gillette. Gillette earns more, with a median household income $28,608 higher. Gillette has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -12%).
ASHLANDGILLETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,52034,024−93% vs Gillette
Population density1,5201,467+53
Population growth-12.3%14.8%−27.1 pts
Median age50.434.2+16.2
Male47.8%51.8%−4.0 pts
Female52.2%48.2%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%81.4%+14.3 pts
Black0.2%0.4%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%11.5%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other2.1%6.3%−4.2 pts
Median household income$52,708$81,316−$28,608
Per capita income$37,047$38,797−$1,750
Poverty rate17.4%9.8%+7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.422+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%24.8%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree8.8%10.4%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%4.6%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation55.0%69.4%−14.5 pts
Median home value$58,800$264,500−$205,700
Median gross rent$764$976−$212
Owner-occupied72.3%73.2%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%10.7%+14.0 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%48.5%+7.4 pts
Average commute29.218.8+10.4
Worked from home2.7%3.7%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured3.3%14.0%−10.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025