COMPARING TWO PLACES
DuBois vs Elmira
PLACE A
DuBois, PA
VS
PLACE B
Elmira, NY
DuBois and Elmira are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
DUBOISELMIRADIFFERENCE
Total population78,10080,415−3% vs Elmira
Population density68197−129
Population growth-1.3%-5.3%+3.9 pts
Median age45.442.0+3.4
Male52.1%49.7%+2.4 pts
Female47.9%50.3%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born2.0%3.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%84.0%+8.0 pts
Black1.9%6.4%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%3.8%−0.7 pts
Asian0.6%1.5%−1.0 pts
Other2.6%4.3%−1.8 pts
Median household income$62,152$63,716−$1,564
Per capita income$33,324$37,273−$3,949
Poverty rate14.6%16.3%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%27.2%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree6.5%12.0%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%6.1%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation55.2%57.5%−2.2 pts
Median home value$137,000$141,100−$4,100
Median gross rent$791$1,059−$268
Owner-occupied78.5%68.4%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.9%10.2%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households36.6%47.8%−11.2 pts
Average commute25.320.2+5.1
Worked from home8.1%8.2%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.3%−1.2 pts
Uninsured5.9%4.1%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025