COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belfast vs Hamburg
PLACE A
Belfast, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Belfast is 54% larger than Hamburg. Belfast earns more, with a median household income $12,233 higher.
BELFASTHAMBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population6,9884,551+54% vs Hamburg
Population density2052,412−2,207
Population growth4.0%-0.4%+4.5 pts
Median age60.638.2+22.4
Male44.5%44.5%−0.0 pts
Female55.5%55.5%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born4.9%2.1%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%87.7%+2.1 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%10.3%−8.3 pts
Asian0.5%0.1%+0.3 pts
Other7.8%0.7%+7.1 pts
Median household income$67,679$55,446+$12,233
Per capita income$48,291$35,026+$13,265
Poverty rate16.0%2.4%+13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.370+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%22.1%+20.8 pts
Graduate degree21.4%6.9%+14.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%3.6%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation42.9%73.9%−31.0 pts
Median home value$340,900$205,100+$135,800
Median gross rent$962$1,148−$186
Owner-occupied68.5%66.1%+2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.9%9.3%+11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.3%47.1%−5.8 pts
Average commute21.526.6−5.1
Worked from home12.0%8.9%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured3.9%3.9%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025