COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellsworth vs Orono
PLACE A
Ellsworth, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Orono, Maine
Ellsworth is 92% smaller than Orono. Ellsworth earns more, with a median household income $3,133 higher. Orono has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -8%).
ELLSWORTHORONODIFFERENCE
Total population89911,151−92% vs Orono
Population density1,2171,581−365
Population growth-8.0%7.5%−15.5 pts
Median age34.821.6+13.2
Male51.2%50.0%+1.2 pts
Female48.8%50.0%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%86.4%+3.8 pts
Black3.0%1.4%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Asian0.8%3.5%−2.7 pts
Other5.9%4.3%+1.6 pts
Median household income$62,917$59,784+$3,133
Per capita income$33,703$25,481+$8,222
Poverty rate9.6%27.0%−17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.420Even
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%69.8%−45.9 pts
Graduate degree6.9%41.0%−34.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%5.6%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation64.7%58.7%+6.0 pts
Median home value$76,400$262,900−$186,500
Median gross rent$913$1,280−$367
Owner-occupied71.0%41.7%+29.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%7.3%+2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households13.4%57.5%−44.1 pts
Average commute27.015.2+11.8
Worked from home3.0%11.0%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured11.9%3.5%+8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024