COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland vs Glen Allen
PLACE A
Ashland, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Glen Allen, Virginia
Ashland is 86% smaller than Glen Allen. Glen Allen earns more, with a median household income $40,015 higher. Glen Allen has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -12%).
ASHLANDGLEN ALLENDIFFERENCE
Total population2,52017,551−86% vs Glen Allen
Population density1,5201,995−475
Population growth-12.3%9.6%−21.8 pts
Median age50.440.1+10.3
Male47.8%46.6%+1.2 pts
Female52.2%53.4%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.0%16.2%−15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%47.9%+47.8 pts
Black0.2%28.9%−28.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%3.3%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Other2.1%6.0%−3.9 pts
Median household income$52,708$92,723−$40,015
Per capita income$37,047$43,733−$6,686
Poverty rate17.4%3.6%+13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.376+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%45.8%−31.1 pts
Graduate degree8.8%16.1%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.9%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation55.0%67.3%−12.4 pts
Median home value$58,800$357,200−$298,400
Median gross rent$764$1,804−$1,040
Owner-occupied72.3%75.9%−3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%1.0%+23.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%36.2%+19.7 pts
Average commute29.224.8+4.4
Worked from home2.7%24.5%−21.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.3%2.8%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024