COMPARING TWO PLACES
Donora vs Pleasant Hills
PLACE A
Donora, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
Donora is 46% smaller than Pleasant Hills. Pleasant Hills earns more, with a median household income $62,623 higher. Pleasant Hills has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
DONORAPLEASANT HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,4628,212−46% vs Pleasant Hills
Population density2,3502,958−609
Population growth-4.4%2.9%−7.3 pts
Median age48.443.8+4.6
Male49.5%46.5%+3.0 pts
Female50.5%53.5%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born4.5%4.3%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.1%88.0%−12.9 pts
Black10.6%6.1%+4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%0.3%+4.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other10.1%2.9%+7.1 pts
Median household income$39,544$102,167−$62,623
Per capita income$29,513$47,674−$18,161
Poverty rate29.6%4.8%+24.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.358+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%46.5%−33.6 pts
Graduate degree4.4%20.8%−16.3 pts
Unemployment rate12.7%5.1%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation58.1%65.0%−6.9 pts
Median home value$62,300$244,800−$182,500
Median gross rent$916$1,151−$235
Owner-occupied53.2%81.9%−28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.2%8.8%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%33.8%+22.4 pts
Average commute31.027.4+3.5
Worked from home8.1%22.8%−14.7 pts
Public transit to work5.1%3.5%+1.6 pts
Uninsured3.7%1.1%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025