COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookline vs Newton
PLACE A
Brookline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Newton, Texas
Brookline is 747% larger than Newton. Brookline earns more, with a median household income $17,636 higher.
BROOKLINENEWTONDIFFERENCE
Total population13,5131,595+747% vs Newton
Population density6,469293+6,176
Population growth–-34.1%–
Median age40.337.2+3.1
Male47.4%51.8%−4.5 pts
Female52.6%48.2%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born8.4%1.1%+7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.8%67.6%+20.3 pts
Black4.3%22.7%−18.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%2.1%+0.9 pts
Asian3.0%0.0%+2.9 pts
Other1.9%7.7%−5.8 pts
Median household income$73,808$56,172+$17,636
Per capita income$40,083$22,681+$17,402
Poverty rate9.8%25.4%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.414−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%9.7%+28.4 pts
Graduate degree14.0%2.7%+11.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%9.7%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.7%55.7%+13.0 pts
Median home value$183,297$102,100+$81,197
Median gross rent$1,373$1,032+$341
Owner-occupied68.6%66.4%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%14.1%−8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%44.9%−5.3 pts
Average commute28.441.4−13.0
Worked from home20.6%6.1%+14.5 pts
Public transit to work6.8%0.0%+6.8 pts
Uninsured7.8%21.5%−13.7 pts