COMPARING TWO PLACES
Castanea vs Lock Haven
PLACE A
Castanea, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Castanea is 87% smaller than Lock Haven. Castanea earns more, with a median household income $17,127 higher. Castanea has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -17%).
CASTANEALOCK HAVENDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1388,500−87% vs Lock Haven
Population density8343,405−2,571
Population growth-6.9%-17.0%+10.1 pts
Median age40.728.9+11.8
Male48.3%49.6%−1.3 pts
Female51.7%50.4%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%2.9%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.0%88.6%+9.4 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.4%0.9%−0.6 pts
Other1.7%4.1%−2.4 pts
Median household income$63,229$46,102+$17,127
Per capita income$37,492$25,310+$12,182
Poverty rate7.2%20.9%−13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%24.6%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree7.1%10.2%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%11.2%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation67.1%60.1%+7.0 pts
Median home value$126,900$137,300−$10,400
Median gross rent$969$792+$177
Owner-occupied80.2%38.5%+41.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.4%8.3%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households32.3%45.8%−13.4 pts
Average commute21.418.1+3.3
Worked from home5.4%11.0%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.3%10.0%−7.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024