COMPARING TWO PLACES
Central City vs Highland
PLACE A
Central City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Highland, Utah
Central City is 96% smaller than Highland. Highland earns more, with a median household income $138,262 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -11%).
CENTRAL CITYHIGHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population95421,571−96% vs Highland
Population density1,7672,484−717
Population growth-11.2%24.6%−35.9 pts
Median age44.328.0+16.3
Male56.7%52.7%+4.0 pts
Female43.3%47.3%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.4%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.9%85.8%+13.1 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%4.1%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.5%7.0%−6.4 pts
Median household income$47,813$186,075−$138,262
Per capita income$24,595$62,900−$38,305
Poverty rate16.9%1.9%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%64.4%−52.7 pts
Graduate degree4.3%20.6%−16.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%3.9%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation49.0%63.6%−14.7 pts
Median home value$67,400$928,300−$860,900
Median gross rent$550$2,166−$1,616
Owner-occupied89.5%91.7%−2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%3.0%+15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%37.1%+7.8 pts
Average commute28.023.1+4.8
Worked from home9.1%23.3%−14.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.2%4.4%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025