COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bulger vs Washington
PLACE A
Bulger, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Washington
Bulger is 100% smaller than Washington. Washington earns more, with a median household income $14,891 higher. Washington has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -7%).
BULGERWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1197,816,116−100% vs Washington
Population density83118−35
Population growth-6.9%14.6%−21.5 pts
Median age69.438.3+31.1
Male53.8%50.4%+3.4 pts
Female46.2%49.6%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%15.4%−15.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%63.1%+36.9 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%14.4%−14.4 pts
Asian0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Other0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Median household income$83,250$98,141−$14,891
Per capita income$38,374$53,744−$15,370
Poverty rate5.9%9.9%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%39.6%−26.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate16.7%5.1%+11.6 pts
Labor force participation45.4%64.5%−19.1 pts
Median home value$188,600$564,600−$376,000
Median gross rent$683$1,760−$1,077
Owner-occupied75.0%63.8%+11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%7.3%+20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households55.0%47.5%+7.5 pts
Average commute35.026.6+8.4
Worked from home20.0%19.8%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024