COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellsworth vs Brewer
PLACE A
Ellsworth, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brewer, Maine
Ellsworth is 91% smaller than Brewer. Brewer earns more, with a median household income $3,696 higher. Brewer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -8%).
ELLSWORTHBREWERDIFFERENCE
Total population8999,636−91% vs Brewer
Population density1,217632+584
Population growth-8.0%2.0%−10.0 pts
Median age34.840.1−5.3
Male51.2%44.5%+6.7 pts
Female48.8%55.5%−6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%91.1%−0.9 pts
Black3.0%1.3%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.8%0.1%+0.7 pts
Other5.9%4.2%+1.7 pts
Median household income$62,917$66,613−$3,696
Per capita income$33,703$40,180−$6,477
Poverty rate9.6%12.5%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.472−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%35.0%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree6.9%13.8%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%1.4%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation64.7%57.4%+7.3 pts
Median home value$76,400$245,300−$168,900
Median gross rent$913$1,086−$173
Owner-occupied71.0%59.7%+11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%3.5%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households13.4%51.9%−38.5 pts
Average commute27.016.9+10.2
Worked from home3.0%6.9%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%5.5%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025