COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bloomfield vs Poplar Bluff
PLACE A
Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Bloomfield is 92% smaller than Poplar Bluff. Bloomfield earns more, with a median household income $31,601 higher.
BLOOMFIELDPOPLAR BLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population1,24816,295−92% vs Poplar Bluff
Population density2,0431,240+802
Population growth-2.2%-4.7%+2.4 pts
Median age49.937.3+12.6
Male49.5%48.2%+1.4 pts
Female50.5%51.8%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born3.2%1.4%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%78.5%+6.1 pts
Black1.5%9.1%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%2.4%+7.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.9%−0.5 pts
Other3.9%9.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$73,542$41,941+$31,601
Per capita income$32,611$22,619+$9,992
Poverty rate9.5%20.8%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%14.4%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree7.4%5.0%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.9%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation51.1%51.6%−0.5 pts
Median home value$227,400$119,800+$107,600
Median gross rent$1,049$760+$289
Owner-occupied73.1%53.1%+20.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%15.7%−10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%50.0%−15.4 pts
Average commute27.617.6+10.0
Worked from home6.9%3.7%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work6.7%0.8%+5.9 pts
Uninsured7.7%15.2%−7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025