COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blythe vs Somerton
PLACE A
Blythe, California
VS
PLACE B
Somerton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Blythe is 55% smaller than Somerton. Somerton earns more, with a median household income $6,842 higher.
BLYTHESOMERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population15,04233,179−55% vs Somerton
Population density5687,311−6,744
Population growth-12.0%––
Median age38.346.2−7.9
Male66.1%48.5%+17.6 pts
Female33.9%51.5%−17.6 pts
Foreign-born17.4%42.9%−25.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic23.2%63.7%−40.5 pts
Black12.1%5.8%+6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino58.2%5.4%+52.8 pts
Asian1.5%19.7%−18.2 pts
Other5.0%5.4%−0.4 pts
Median household income$56,625$63,467−$6,842
Per capita income$20,619$35,699−$15,080
Poverty rate18.9%14.8%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%35.8%−27.3 pts
Graduate degree3.5%12.2%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.7%6.8%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation34.1%58.9%−24.8 pts
Median home value$225,000$340,077−$115,077
Median gross rent$938$1,191−$253
Owner-occupied57.3%59.6%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%3.9%+12.8 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%49.4%+0.6 pts
Average commute19.031.3−12.4
Worked from home3.3%10.1%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work1.0%4.8%−3.9 pts
Uninsured3.5%7.2%−3.7 pts