COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bangor vs Oroville
PLACE A
Bangor, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Oroville, Washington
Bangor is 164% larger than Oroville. Bangor earns more, with a median household income $30,321 higher. Oroville has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -2%).
BANGOROROVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,1181,935+164% vs Oroville
Population density3,4301,145+2,285
Population growth-1.6%6.5%−8.1 pts
Median age37.749.3−11.6
Male44.5%54.8%−10.3 pts
Female55.5%45.2%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born1.2%22.6%−21.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.4%56.2%+28.2 pts
Black0.3%2.7%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%24.0%−12.9 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other4.0%17.0%−13.1 pts
Median household income$70,076$39,755+$30,321
Per capita income$34,772$31,122+$3,650
Poverty rate9.5%26.9%−17.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.526−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%8.5%+14.6 pts
Graduate degree7.2%1.8%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.5%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation68.8%54.3%+14.5 pts
Median home value$173,800$175,200−$1,400
Median gross rent$1,134$738+$396
Owner-occupied72.7%62.2%+10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%6.4%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%57.5%−11.2 pts
Average commute27.010.6+16.4
Worked from home6.2%10.7%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Uninsured4.9%16.5%−11.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025