COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Lower Burrell
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
Freeport is 85% smaller than Lower Burrell. Lower Burrell earns more, with a median household income $35,759 higher.
FREEPORTLOWER BURRELLDIFFERENCE
Total population1,67211,470−85% vs Lower Burrell
Population density1,3171,018+299
Population growth-4.2%-0.0%−4.2 pts
Median age37.646.8−9.2
Male49.5%50.5%−1.1 pts
Female50.5%49.5%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.8%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%94.7%−1.3 pts
Black0.4%1.0%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other6.0%2.3%+3.7 pts
Median household income$48,843$84,602−$35,759
Per capita income$37,268$46,074−$8,806
Poverty rate27.3%7.8%+19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.429+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%33.1%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree8.5%10.7%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.3%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation63.7%58.6%+5.1 pts
Median home value$110,600$198,600−$88,000
Median gross rent$774$911−$137
Owner-occupied56.9%84.5%−27.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%3.5%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%35.9%−12.2 pts
Average commute22.126.4−4.3
Worked from home12.1%12.0%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.7%4.2%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025