COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avoca vs Lowell
PLACE A
Avoca, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lowell, Oregon
Avoca is 99% larger than Lowell. Lowell earns more, with a median household income $35,962 higher. Lowell has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -6%).
AVOCALOWELLDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5511,283+99% vs Lowell
Population density2,5011,483+1,018
Population growth-5.8%14.4%−20.2 pts
Median age47.548.2−0.7
Male52.5%47.1%+5.5 pts
Female47.5%52.9%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born2.4%7.7%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%80.5%+12.0 pts
Black0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%11.6%−8.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other4.3%7.7%−3.4 pts
Median household income$63,478$99,440−$35,962
Per capita income$40,369$43,825−$3,456
Poverty rate6.8%6.9%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.396Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%27.9%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree7.8%11.6%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation65.9%60.7%+5.2 pts
Median home value$185,300$406,600−$221,300
Median gross rent$986$1,125−$139
Owner-occupied71.8%83.6%−11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%6.5%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households14.1%46.9%−32.8 pts
Average commute21.828.8−7.0
Worked from home9.8%9.8%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work3.1%1.4%+1.7 pts
Uninsured4.4%4.0%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025