COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centralia vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Centralia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Centralia is 99% smaller than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $39,531 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -50%).
CENTRALIAMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population4545−99% vs Mount Vernon
Population density17798−781
Population growth-50.0%4.0%−54.0 pts
Median age36.550.3−13.8
Male100.0%54.7%+45.3 pts
Female0.0%45.3%−45.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic100.0%84.3%+15.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%15.7%−15.7 pts
Median household income$23,750$63,281−$39,531
Per capita income$23,111$42,535−$19,424
Poverty rate0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0990.348−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation100.0%63.6%+36.4 pts
Median home value$65,000$143,000−$78,000
Median gross rent$0$789−$789
Owner-occupied100.0%86.0%+14.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households–24.1%–
Average commute78.555.2+23.3
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025