COMPARING TWO PLACES
Berlin vs Barre
PLACE A
Berlin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Barre, Massachusetts
Berlin is 191% larger than Barre. Barre earns more, with a median household income $18,628 higher. Barre has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
BERLINBARREDIFFERENCE
Total population1,956673+191% vs Barre
Population density2,135425+1,710
Population growth-4.8%2.0%−6.8 pts
Median age47.351.2−3.9
Male50.7%35.1%+15.6 pts
Female49.3%64.9%−15.6 pts
Foreign-born0.2%9.1%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%95.4%−4.5 pts
Black0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.3%4.6%+0.7 pts
Median household income$56,574$75,202−$18,628
Per capita income$27,071$49,548−$22,477
Poverty rate7.2%2.4%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.387−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%50.3%−36.1 pts
Graduate degree4.2%12.6%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%0.0%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation50.7%71.9%−21.2 pts
Median home value$117,900$348,000−$230,100
Median gross rent$725$1,864−$1,139
Owner-occupied71.7%59.6%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%11.1%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%80.4%−50.3 pts
Average commute19.244.9−25.6
Worked from home5.1%2.9%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%13.6%−13.6 pts
Uninsured2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024