COMPARING TWO PLACES
Black Rock vs Newport
PLACE A
Black Rock, Buffalo, New York
VS
PLACE B
Newport, Oregon
Black Rock is 20% smaller than Newport. Newport earns more, with a median household income $28,089 higher.
BLACK ROCKNEWPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population8,34710,383−20% vs Newport
Population density7,7861,041+6,746
Population growth–2.7%–
Median age34.751.3−16.6
Male55.2%45.0%+10.2 pts
Female44.8%55.0%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born19.1%8.1%+11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%75.5%−34.4 pts
Black16.2%1.0%+15.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.2%14.5%+15.7 pts
Asian8.4%2.1%+6.3 pts
Other4.1%6.9%−2.8 pts
Median household income$32,479$60,568−$28,089
Per capita income$23,773$40,088−$16,315
Poverty rate36.8%16.2%+20.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5550.471+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%31.3%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree6.9%14.9%−8.1 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%7.3%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation51.2%50.5%+0.7 pts
Median home value$105,864$441,400−$335,536
Median gross rent$910$1,241−$331
Owner-occupied23.1%58.2%−35.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%17.3%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%43.0%+10.8 pts
Average commute19.516.0+3.5
Worked from home9.6%11.7%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work12.6%0.8%+11.8 pts
Uninsured5.6%9.5%−3.9 pts