COMPARING TWO PLACES
Glasgow vs Charleston
PLACE A
Glasgow, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Glasgow is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $26,581 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 18%).
GLASGOWCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population68159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density1,1331,386−252
Population growth18.3%25.1%−6.8 pts
Median age27.036.6−9.6
Male55.7%47.7%+7.9 pts
Female44.3%52.3%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%71.7%+22.6 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other5.7%4.5%+1.1 pts
Median household income$65,833$92,414−$26,581
Per capita income$25,828$59,875−$34,047
Poverty rate2.3%12.3%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2680.492−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%58.3%−46.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.8%−22.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation80.3%67.6%+12.7 pts
Median home value$37,500$509,700−$472,200
Median gross rent$945$1,722−$777
Owner-occupied63.3%55.6%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%12.1%+12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households9.1%51.8%−42.7 pts
Average commute27.124.2+2.9
Worked from home1.6%19.4%−17.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured9.1%6.0%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025