COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elsmore vs Pittsburg
PLACE A
Elsmore, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Pittsburg, Texas
Elsmore is 99% smaller than Pittsburg. Pittsburg earns more, with a median household income $7,701 higher. Pittsburg has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -35%).
ELSMOREPITTSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population524,676−99% vs Pittsburg
Population density3421,299−956
Population growth-35.1%-3.6%−31.5 pts
Median age39.534.5+5.0
Male55.4%49.5%+5.8 pts
Female44.6%50.5%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%33.3%+56.0 pts
Black0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.7%40.6%−29.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$36,607$44,308−$7,701
Per capita income$20,777$24,171−$3,394
Poverty rate32.7%24.7%+8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.419−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate30.4%6.6%+23.8 pts
Labor force participation54.8%60.4%−5.6 pts
Median home value$16,400$119,200−$102,800
Median gross rent$406$777−$371
Owner-occupied82.6%55.0%+27.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.8%15.5%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%47.0%+3.0 pts
Average commute31.119.1+12.0
Worked from home12.5%0.0%+12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.3%27.0%−12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025