COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaver vs Ironton
PLACE A
Beaver, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Ironton, Wisconsin
Beaver is 1570% larger than Ironton. Beaver earns more, with a median household income $30,218 higher. Ironton has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
BEAVERIRONTONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,342260+1570% vs Ironton
Population density4,740781+3,959
Population growth-2.1%8.3%−10.4 pts
Median age46.832.5+14.3
Male45.8%50.9%−5.1 pts
Female54.2%49.1%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%92.3%+2.0 pts
Black1.3%3.7%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%0.7%+2.2 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other1.3%3.3%−2.1 pts
Median household income$81,156$50,938+$30,218
Per capita income$48,086$28,944+$19,142
Poverty rate6.1%17.0%−10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.356+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%8.5%+41.3 pts
Graduate degree18.1%1.2%+16.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%4.9%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation62.9%70.2%−7.4 pts
Median home value$254,100$105,400+$148,700
Median gross rent$874$1,200−$326
Owner-occupied66.0%90.1%−24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%5.9%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%0.0%+42.0 pts
Average commute23.722.6+1.0
Worked from home22.9%3.7%+19.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.2%1.8%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025