COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bedford vs Charlestown
PLACE A
Bedford, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charlestown, New Hampshire
Bedford is 327% larger than Charlestown. Bedford earns more, with a median household income $10,297 higher. Bedford has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
BEDFORDCHARLESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2,817659+327% vs Charlestown
Population density2,596692+1,905
Population growth0.8%-6.4%+7.3 pts
Median age45.940.4+5.5
Male49.7%49.6%+0.1 pts
Female50.3%50.4%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born3.7%0.9%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%91.0%+3.0 pts
Black0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Asian3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Other1.4%9.0%−7.5 pts
Median household income$41,375$31,078+$10,297
Per capita income$33,560$27,567+$5,993
Poverty rate12.5%46.6%−34.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.618−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%13.4%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree8.2%0.0%+8.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation61.0%35.6%+25.4 pts
Median home value$182,000$119,800+$62,200
Median gross rent$677$1,082−$405
Owner-occupied47.7%62.6%−14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%40.4%−27.8 pts
Rent-burdened households54.6%74.3%−19.6 pts
Average commute15.418.5−3.1
Worked from home5.8%7.2%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.6%12.9%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024