COMPARING TWO PLACES
El Centro vs Somerton
PLACE A
El Centro, California
VS
PLACE B
Somerton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
El Centro is 34% larger than Somerton. Somerton earns more, with a median household income $10,385 higher.
EL CENTROSOMERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population44,38233,179+34% vs Somerton
Population density3,6637,311−3,649
Population growth4.0%––
Median age31.046.2−15.2
Male49.5%48.5%+1.0 pts
Female50.5%51.5%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born29.6%42.9%−13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.1%63.7%−55.6 pts
Black3.0%5.8%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.7%5.4%+81.3 pts
Asian1.0%19.7%−18.7 pts
Other1.3%5.4%−4.2 pts
Median household income$53,082$63,467−$10,385
Per capita income$23,590$35,699−$12,109
Poverty rate21.6%14.8%+6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%35.8%−20.9 pts
Graduate degree5.6%12.2%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%6.8%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation57.1%58.9%−1.8 pts
Median home value$323,100$340,077−$16,977
Median gross rent$1,052$1,191−$139
Owner-occupied49.5%59.6%−10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%3.9%+8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.3%49.4%+1.9 pts
Average commute22.031.3−9.3
Worked from home5.9%10.1%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Uninsured4.7%7.2%−2.5 pts