COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gates vs Brownsville
PLACE A
Gates, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Gates is 77% smaller than Brownsville. Gates earns more, with a median household income $33,860 higher. Gates has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -6%).
GATESBROWNSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4822,075−77% vs Brownsville
Population density7462,124−1,378
Population growth16.3%-6.3%+22.6 pts
Median age57.245.7+11.5
Male57.5%49.8%+7.7 pts
Female42.5%50.2%−7.7 pts
Foreign-born2.0%0.8%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%77.2%+2.7 pts
Black0.0%15.1%−15.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%0.8%+5.0 pts
Asian1.3%0.1%+1.2 pts
Other13.1%6.8%+6.3 pts
Median household income$65,670$31,810+$33,860
Per capita income$36,539$23,798+$12,741
Poverty rate9.5%31.6%−22.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%15.0%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree2.2%2.8%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%9.4%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation52.6%49.8%+2.8 pts
Median home value$349,200$69,400+$279,800
Median gross rent$1,152$670+$482
Owner-occupied84.0%47.6%+36.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%9.2%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%32.0%+9.1 pts
Average commute37.025.2+11.8
Worked from home11.5%7.5%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Uninsured8.8%3.9%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025