COMPARING TWO PLACES
Berlin vs Decatur
PLACE A
Berlin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Berlin is 19% larger than Decatur. Berlin earns more, with a median household income $13,996 higher.
BERLINDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9561,637+19% vs Decatur
Population density2,135431+1,704
Population growth-4.8%-2.2%−2.6 pts
Median age47.342.4+4.9
Male50.7%45.7%+5.0 pts
Female49.3%54.3%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born0.2%1.1%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%91.3%−0.4 pts
Black0.6%2.8%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%0.9%+2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.3%5.0%+0.4 pts
Median household income$56,574$42,578+$13,996
Per capita income$27,071$24,771+$2,300
Poverty rate7.2%34.3%−27.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.477−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%11.1%+3.1 pts
Graduate degree4.2%3.7%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%23.1%−15.1 pts
Labor force participation50.7%48.3%+2.3 pts
Median home value$117,900$220,900−$103,000
Median gross rent$725$847−$122
Owner-occupied71.7%57.7%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%7.6%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%33.6%−3.5 pts
Average commute19.225.2−6.0
Worked from home5.1%3.3%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.1%12.3%−10.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025