COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hamburg vs Chaska
PLACE A
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chaska, Minnesota
Hamburg is 85% smaller than Chaska. Chaska earns more, with a median household income $55,510 higher. Chaska has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 0%).
HAMBURGCHASKADIFFERENCE
Total population4,55130,513−85% vs Chaska
Population density2,4121,780+632
Population growth-0.4%17.0%−17.4 pts
Median age38.237.5+0.7
Male44.5%48.6%−4.1 pts
Female55.5%51.4%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born2.1%7.1%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%78.5%+9.2 pts
Black1.2%3.2%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%9.8%+0.5 pts
Asian0.1%3.8%−3.7 pts
Other0.7%4.6%−3.9 pts
Median household income$55,446$110,956−$55,510
Per capita income$35,026$56,397−$21,371
Poverty rate2.4%5.8%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%46.6%−24.5 pts
Graduate degree6.9%15.2%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%3.2%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation73.9%76.1%−2.2 pts
Median home value$205,100$404,700−$199,600
Median gross rent$1,148$1,553−$405
Owner-occupied66.1%67.6%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%0.5%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%41.1%+6.0 pts
Average commute26.623.0+3.6
Worked from home8.9%20.0%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured3.9%2.9%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025