COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benton vs Mountain Top
PLACE A
Benton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
Benton is 93% smaller than Mountain Top. Mountain Top earns more, with a median household income $75,035 higher.
BENTONMOUNTAIN TOPDIFFERENCE
Total population81911,850−93% vs Mountain Top
Population density1,372789+583
Population growth-0.1%4.6%−4.7 pts
Median age55.945.0+10.9
Male40.8%50.5%−9.7 pts
Female59.2%49.5%+9.7 pts
Foreign-born2.9%4.2%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%88.7%+3.9 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%3.6%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Other6.0%2.8%+3.2 pts
Median household income$34,500$109,535−$75,035
Per capita income$28,218$55,506−$27,288
Poverty rate26.2%5.8%+20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.447+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%45.6%−35.2 pts
Graduate degree3.5%18.5%−14.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%3.7%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation41.3%68.2%−26.9 pts
Median home value$168,400$297,700−$129,300
Median gross rent$956$849+$107
Owner-occupied43.4%89.3%−45.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%1.2%+20.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.1%18.9%+37.3 pts
Average commute26.926.5+0.3
Worked from home7.2%22.1%−14.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.0%1.7%+4.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024