COMPARING TWO PLACES
Copper Center vs Wacissa
PLACE A
Copper Center, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wacissa, Florida
Copper Center and Wacissa are close in size. Wacissa earns more, with a median household income $4,784 higher. Copper Center has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -6%).
COPPER CENTERWACISSADIFFERENCE
Total population346355−3% vs Wacissa
Population density2885−57
Population growth3.0%-6.2%+9.3 pts
Median age44.570.4−25.9
Male56.9%41.4%+15.5 pts
Female43.1%58.6%−15.5 pts
Foreign-born1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.1%57.7%−23.6 pts
Black0.0%32.1%−32.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%5.4%−3.6 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other62.4%4.8%+57.6 pts
Median household income$59,750$64,534−$4,784
Per capita income$40,375$44,995−$4,620
Poverty rate5.3%0.0%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.248+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%7.2%+3.0 pts
Graduate degree4.5%1.3%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%12.1%−7.0 pts
Labor force participation56.8%62.6%−5.7 pts
Median home value$217,900$56,900+$161,000
Median gross rent$925$1,225−$300
Owner-occupied64.9%65.1%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.4%23.4%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households24.5%15.1%+9.5 pts
Average commute14.025.4−11.4
Worked from home3.4%0.0%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.4%16.3%+5.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024