COMPARING TWO PLACES
Delta vs Jackson
PLACE A
Delta, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Jackson, South Carolina
Delta is 56% smaller than Jackson. Delta earns more, with a median household income $36,366 higher. Delta has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
DELTAJACKSONDIFFERENCE
Total population7131,639−56% vs Jackson
Population density2,721466+2,256
Population growth-2.9%-10.5%+7.6 pts
Median age31.159.8−28.7
Male56.0%46.0%+10.0 pts
Female44.0%54.0%−10.0 pts
Foreign-born3.7%0.5%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%64.8%+16.8 pts
Black0.0%29.7%−29.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.9%0.9%+14.0 pts
Asian0.2%0.4%−0.1 pts
Other3.2%4.2%−1.0 pts
Median household income$76,000$39,634+$36,366
Per capita income$36,923$30,184+$6,739
Poverty rate14.6%11.1%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.368+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%16.1%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree3.5%2.9%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%3.2%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation69.0%51.5%+17.5 pts
Median home value$219,100$199,800+$19,300
Median gross rent$968$541+$427
Owner-occupied56.3%75.0%−18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.3%5.9%+12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households34.6%9.3%+25.2 pts
Average commute46.820.8+26.1
Worked from home12.8%4.9%+7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.3%11.9%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025