COMPARING TWO PLACES
Central City vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Central City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Central City is 75% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $15,468 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
CENTRAL CITYMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population954545+75% vs Mount Vernon
Population density1,767798+969
Population growth-11.2%4.0%−15.2 pts
Median age44.350.3−6.0
Male56.7%54.7%+2.1 pts
Female43.3%45.3%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.9%84.3%+14.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.5%15.7%−15.1 pts
Median household income$47,813$63,281−$15,468
Per capita income$24,595$42,535−$17,940
Poverty rate16.9%9.9%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.348+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%5.8%+5.9 pts
Graduate degree4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%0.0%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation49.0%63.6%−14.7 pts
Median home value$67,400$143,000−$75,600
Median gross rent$550$789−$239
Owner-occupied89.5%86.0%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%11.9%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%24.1%+20.8 pts
Average commute28.055.2−27.2
Worked from home9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.2%8.8%−7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025