COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaver vs Portsmouth
PLACE A
Beaver, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Portsmouth, Virginia
Beaver is 96% smaller than Portsmouth. Beaver earns more, with a median household income $20,665 higher.
BEAVERPORTSMOUTHDIFFERENCE
Total population4,34296,777−96% vs Portsmouth
Population density4,7402,906+1,834
Population growth-2.1%2.5%−4.5 pts
Median age46.835.9+10.9
Male45.8%47.9%−2.1 pts
Female54.2%52.1%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.3%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%35.4%+58.8 pts
Black1.3%50.2%−48.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%5.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.3%1.6%−1.3 pts
Other1.3%7.4%−6.2 pts
Median household income$81,156$60,491+$20,665
Per capita income$48,086$33,568+$14,518
Poverty rate6.1%17.3%−11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%24.3%+25.4 pts
Graduate degree18.1%8.9%+9.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%6.6%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation62.9%63.8%−1.0 pts
Median home value$254,100$246,900+$7,200
Median gross rent$874$1,300−$426
Owner-occupied66.0%57.9%+8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%7.0%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%55.6%−13.6 pts
Average commute23.723.7+0.0
Worked from home22.9%8.7%+14.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured3.2%7.4%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025