COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ernest vs Murrysville
PLACE A
Ernest, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Ernest is 98% smaller than Murrysville. Murrysville earns more, with a median household income $53,698 higher. Murrysville has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -10%).
ERNESTMURRYSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population41020,636−98% vs Murrysville
Population density1,783560+1,222
Population growth-9.7%4.6%−14.4 pts
Median age35.451.2−15.8
Male50.8%48.9%+1.9 pts
Female49.2%51.1%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%87.6%+6.7 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%1.7%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Other4.9%3.7%+1.3 pts
Median household income$68,125$121,823−$53,698
Per capita income$25,734$64,182−$38,448
Poverty rate14.8%2.5%+12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3330.413−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%56.7%−25.6 pts
Graduate degree6.5%25.5%−18.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.1%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation70.8%60.3%+10.5 pts
Median home value$76,200$342,100−$265,900
Median gross rent$906$1,587−$681
Owner-occupied70.2%91.5%−21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%4.8%+9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households17.9%26.0%−8.0 pts
Average commute28.729.3−0.6
Worked from home5.0%29.3%−24.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured1.4%1.1%+0.3 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025