COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dalton vs Portage
PLACE A
Dalton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Dalton is 45% smaller than Portage. Dalton earns more, with a median household income $50,306 higher. Dalton has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
DALTONPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2962,344−45% vs Portage
Population density4293,546−3,117
Population growth4.1%-6.8%+10.8 pts
Median age44.444.3+0.1
Male51.4%52.8%−1.4 pts
Female48.6%47.2%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%97.2%−7.9 pts
Black0.2%0.1%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%0.0%+5.9 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other4.4%2.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$95,862$45,556+$50,306
Per capita income$47,796$26,358+$21,438
Poverty rate7.8%23.2%−15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher49.7%20.4%+29.2 pts
Graduate degree17.1%3.8%+13.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.4%5.0%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation64.4%53.0%+11.4 pts
Median home value$276,100$94,800+$181,300
Median gross rent$1,375$751+$624
Owner-occupied85.7%76.6%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%16.7%−13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households8.4%46.0%−37.6 pts
Average commute22.524.2−1.7
Worked from home7.4%8.9%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.4%3.6%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025