COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burnside vs Somerset
PLACE A
Burnside, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Burnside is 97% smaller than Somerset. Somerset earns more, with a median household income $5,227 higher. Somerset has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -20%).
BURNSIDESOMERSETDIFFERENCE
Total population1835,815−97% vs Somerset
Population density1092,131−2,022
Population growth-19.7%-3.6%−16.0 pts
Median age55.744.5+11.2
Male55.9%47.2%+8.7 pts
Female44.1%52.8%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.8%89.5%+9.3 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other1.2%3.0%−1.8 pts
Median household income$41,875$47,102−$5,227
Per capita income$29,217$39,997−$10,780
Poverty rate24.2%17.2%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.555−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.4%24.0%−20.5 pts
Graduate degree2.1%13.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate19.8%5.1%+14.6 pts
Labor force participation55.9%57.9%−2.0 pts
Median home value$64,200$163,600−$99,400
Median gross rent$755$678+$77
Owner-occupied91.1%56.9%+34.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.6%14.3%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%50.3%+49.7 pts
Average commute41.716.9+24.8
Worked from home13.8%8.2%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.1%8.2%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025