COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cold Bay vs Howard
PLACE A
Cold Bay, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Howard, Pennsylvania
Cold Bay is 92% smaller than Howard. Cold Bay earns more, with a median household income $42,967 higher. Howard has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -54%).
COLD BAYHOWARDDIFFERENCE
Total population54659−92% vs Howard
Population density11,815−1,814
Population growth-53.7%-4.6%−49.1 pts
Median age23.937.3−13.4
Male46.9%49.8%−2.9 pts
Female53.1%50.2%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.2%95.9%−69.7 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%0.2%+2.6 pts
Asian20.0%0.0%+20.0 pts
Other50.3%4.0%+46.4 pts
Median household income$112,273$69,306+$42,967
Per capita income$39,136$30,118+$9,018
Poverty rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2180.355−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%24.6%+12.0 pts
Graduate degree26.8%5.8%+21.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation68.0%63.3%+4.7 pts
Median home value$162,500$195,000−$32,500
Median gross rent$1,141$971+$170
Owner-occupied12.8%78.8%−66.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate44.7%2.1%+42.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%63.3%−63.3 pts
Average commute4.923.7−18.9
Worked from home7.2%4.6%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.0%10.3%+19.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025