COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emerson vs Westwood
PLACE A
Emerson, Buffalo, New York
VS
PLACE B
Westwood, Indiana
Emerson is 476% larger than Westwood. Westwood earns more, with a median household income $109,354 higher.
EMERSONWESTWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population3,363584+476% vs Westwood
Population density7,473911+6,562
Median age23.624.7−1.1
Male45.4%59.6%−14.2 pts
Female54.6%40.4%+14.2 pts
Foreign-born21.1%0.0%+21.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.1%100.0%−91.9 pts
Black46.5%0.0%+46.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.7%0.0%+19.7 pts
Asian17.0%0.0%+17.0 pts
Other8.7%0.0%+8.7 pts
Median household income$38,389$147,743−$109,354
Per capita income$13,628$38,967−$25,339
Poverty rate56.0%0.0%+56.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5120.341+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%59.8%−51.2 pts
Graduate degree1.7%31.7%−30.0 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%0.0%+17.0 pts
Labor force participation56.8%63.7%−6.9 pts
Median home value$73,405$302,400−$228,995
Median gross rent$1,090––
Owner-occupied35.2%100.0%−64.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.4%9.4%+19.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%––
Average commute24.237.7−13.5
Worked from home2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work16.0%0.0%+16.0 pts
Uninsured12.2%0.0%+12.2 pts