COMPARING TWO PLACES
Berlin vs Springfield
PLACE A
Berlin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Berlin is 98% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $9,490 higher.
BERLINSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,956112,989−98% vs Springfield
Population density2,1351,844+291
Population growth-4.8%-1.6%−3.2 pts
Median age47.341.0+6.3
Male50.7%48.3%+2.4 pts
Female49.3%51.7%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.2%4.9%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%69.3%+21.6 pts
Black0.6%19.1%−18.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%3.4%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other5.3%5.2%+0.1 pts
Median household income$56,574$66,064−$9,490
Per capita income$27,071$42,670−$15,599
Poverty rate7.2%16.8%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%36.3%−22.1 pts
Graduate degree4.2%15.6%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%6.8%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation50.7%58.9%−8.2 pts
Median home value$117,900$162,100−$44,200
Median gross rent$725$975−$250
Owner-occupied71.7%64.3%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%11.1%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%43.6%−13.5 pts
Average commute19.217.4+1.8
Worked from home5.1%14.5%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured2.1%4.1%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025