COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bly vs Ashland
PLACE A
Bly, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Bly is 94% smaller than Ashland. Ashland earns more, with a median household income $29,494 higher.
BLYASHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population1502,520−94% vs Ashland
Population density1781,520−1,342
Population growth–-12.3%–
Median age65.150.4+14.7
Male55.3%47.8%+7.5 pts
Female44.7%52.2%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%95.7%+4.3 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$23,214$52,708−$29,494
Per capita income$16,607$37,047−$20,440
Poverty rate22.0%17.4%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2240.494−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%6.4%+93.6 pts
Labor force participation12.0%55.0%−43.0 pts
Median home value$85,000$58,800+$26,200
Median gross rent–$764–
Owner-occupied66.3%72.3%−6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.4%24.7%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households21.2%55.9%−34.7 pts
Average commute–29.2–
Worked from home0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.3%3.3%+12.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024