COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland vs Oakland
PLACE A
Ashland, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Oakland, California
Ashland is 99% smaller than Oakland. Oakland earns more, with a median household income $48,892 higher. Oakland has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -12%).
ASHLANDOAKLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,520440,838−99% vs Oakland
Population density1,5207,877−6,357
Population growth-12.3%12.8%−25.1 pts
Median age50.437.9+12.5
Male47.8%49.6%−1.8 pts
Female52.2%50.4%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.0%27.5%−26.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%27.8%+67.9 pts
Black0.2%19.7%−19.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%28.7%−26.7 pts
Asian0.0%15.7%−15.7 pts
Other2.1%8.1%−6.0 pts
Median household income$52,708$101,600−$48,892
Per capita income$37,047$61,757−$24,710
Poverty rate17.4%13.4%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.511−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%48.7%−34.0 pts
Graduate degree8.8%22.0%−13.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%6.4%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation55.0%68.7%−13.7 pts
Median home value$58,800$929,900−$871,100
Median gross rent$764$1,979−$1,215
Owner-occupied72.3%42.3%+30.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%7.9%+16.8 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%48.8%+7.1 pts
Average commute29.229.8−0.6
Worked from home2.7%26.5%−23.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Uninsured3.3%5.6%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025