COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brownstown vs Centralia
PLACE A
Brownstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Brownstown is 16500% larger than Centralia. Brownstown earns more, with a median household income $27,292 higher. Brownstown has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -50%).
BROWNSTOWNCENTRALIADIFFERENCE
Total population6644+16500% vs Centralia
Population density2,82617+2,809
Population growth-6.5%-50.0%+43.5 pts
Median age45.736.5+9.2
Male46.1%100.0%−53.9 pts
Female53.9%0.0%+53.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%100.0%−7.3 pts
Black1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.5%0.0%+4.5 pts
Median household income$51,042$23,750+$27,292
Per capita income$32,382$23,111+$9,271
Poverty rate12.5%0.0%+12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.099+0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%0.0%+19.8 pts
Graduate degree7.5%0.0%+7.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation56.4%100.0%−43.6 pts
Median home value$70,900$65,000+$5,900
Median gross rent$544$0+$544
Owner-occupied80.7%100.0%−19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%0.0%+12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.1%––
Average commute22.678.5−55.9
Worked from home3.8%0.0%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025