COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bally vs Hockessin
PLACE A
Bally, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hockessin, Delaware
Bally is 91% smaller than Hockessin. Hockessin earns more, with a median household income $94,865 higher. Bally has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 0%).
BALLYHOCKESSINDIFFERENCE
Total population1,24313,439−91% vs Hockessin
Population density2,4231,338+1,085
Population growth12.7%-0.4%+13.0 pts
Median age43.746.3−2.6
Male48.9%46.2%+2.7 pts
Female51.1%53.8%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born2.7%10.2%−7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.9%76.8%+6.2 pts
Black3.2%1.2%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%3.7%−1.3 pts
Asian2.2%12.9%−10.8 pts
Other9.3%5.4%+3.9 pts
Median household income$76,339$171,204−$94,865
Per capita income$39,570$74,681−$35,111
Poverty rate8.6%1.5%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3570.400−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%66.3%−42.0 pts
Graduate degree6.7%30.5%−23.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%2.4%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation71.0%59.7%+11.3 pts
Median home value$234,600$568,800−$334,200
Median gross rent$1,123$3,501−$2,378
Owner-occupied71.2%90.4%−19.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.7%3.5%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.3%41.6%+8.7 pts
Average commute26.523.2+3.3
Worked from home9.4%22.1%−12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured3.0%3.2%−0.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024