COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elberta vs State College
PLACE A
Elberta, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
State College, Pennsylvania
Elberta is 99% smaller than State College. Elberta earns more, with a median household income $68,951 higher. State College has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -12%).
ELBERTASTATE COLLEGEDIFFERENCE
Total population31740,844−99% vs State College
Population density4248,922−8,498
Population growth-11.6%-3.6%−7.9 pts
Median age53.021.2+31.8
Male54.6%52.9%+1.7 pts
Female45.4%47.1%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%76.0%+11.3 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other12.6%4.8%+7.9 pts
Median household income$114,375$45,424+$68,951
Per capita income$64,773$24,746+$40,027
Poverty rate0.0%38.1%−38.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.543−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%68.4%−32.6 pts
Graduate degree20.4%41.3%−20.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.0%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation46.7%45.6%+1.1 pts
Median home value$267,600$437,800−$170,200
Median gross rent$813$1,273−$460
Owner-occupied95.7%26.1%+69.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate61.7%15.1%+46.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%61.6%−61.6 pts
Average commute12.815.5−2.7
Worked from home6.8%15.3%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Uninsured13.8%2.8%+11.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025