COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bloomfield vs Mechanicsburg
PLACE A
Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomfield is 88% smaller than Mechanicsburg. Mechanicsburg earns more, with a median household income $10,879 higher. Mechanicsburg has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
BLOOMFIELDMECHANICSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,24810,037−88% vs Mechanicsburg
Population density2,0434,163−2,120
Population growth-2.2%3.7%−5.9 pts
Median age49.940.1+9.8
Male49.5%54.3%−4.7 pts
Female50.5%45.7%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born3.2%5.5%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%87.9%−3.3 pts
Black1.5%1.5%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%3.8%+5.7 pts
Asian0.5%2.3%−1.8 pts
Other3.9%4.5%−0.6 pts
Median household income$73,542$84,421−$10,879
Per capita income$32,611$49,304−$16,693
Poverty rate9.5%5.6%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.396−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%42.9%−27.4 pts
Graduate degree7.4%12.3%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%2.1%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation51.1%74.7%−23.6 pts
Median home value$227,400$241,200−$13,800
Median gross rent$1,049$1,083−$34
Owner-occupied73.1%69.6%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%2.9%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%31.5%+3.2 pts
Average commute27.624.5+3.1
Worked from home6.9%19.4%−12.6 pts
Public transit to work6.7%0.4%+6.3 pts
Uninsured7.7%4.7%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025