COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cambria vs Portage
PLACE A
Cambria, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Cambria is 23% smaller than Portage. Cambria earns more, with a median household income $12,200 higher. Cambria has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -7%).
CAMBRIAPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,7962,344−23% vs Portage
Population density1,2693,546−2,277
Population growth22.6%-6.8%+29.3 pts
Median age36.544.3−7.8
Male45.4%52.8%−7.4 pts
Female54.6%47.2%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born6.6%0.0%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.1%97.2%−19.1 pts
Black11.1%0.1%+11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%0.0%+8.4 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other1.1%2.7%−1.6 pts
Median household income$57,756$45,556+$12,200
Per capita income$38,314$26,358+$11,956
Poverty rate18.5%23.2%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%20.4%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree9.7%3.8%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.0%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation63.1%53.0%+10.1 pts
Median home value$143,800$94,800+$49,000
Median gross rent$1,038$751+$287
Owner-occupied39.6%76.6%−37.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%16.7%−6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%46.0%−13.9 pts
Average commute20.624.2−3.5
Worked from home7.0%8.9%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.6%3.6%+7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025