COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ernest vs Lower Burrell
PLACE A
Ernest, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
Ernest is 96% smaller than Lower Burrell. Lower Burrell earns more, with a median household income $16,477 higher. Lower Burrell has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -10%).
ERNESTLOWER BURRELLDIFFERENCE
Total population41011,470−96% vs Lower Burrell
Population density1,7831,018+765
Population growth-9.7%-0.0%−9.7 pts
Median age35.446.8−11.4
Male50.8%50.5%+0.3 pts
Female49.2%49.5%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%94.7%−0.4 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%1.5%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other4.9%2.3%+2.6 pts
Median household income$68,125$84,602−$16,477
Per capita income$25,734$46,074−$20,340
Poverty rate14.8%7.8%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3330.429−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%33.1%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree6.5%10.7%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.3%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation70.8%58.6%+12.2 pts
Median home value$76,200$198,600−$122,400
Median gross rent$906$911−$5
Owner-occupied70.2%84.5%−14.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%3.5%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households17.9%35.9%−18.0 pts
Average commute28.726.4+2.4
Worked from home5.0%12.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.4%4.2%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025