COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harrison vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Harrison, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Harrison is 80% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Harrison earns more, with a median household income $25,812 higher.
HARRISONMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population8304,108−80% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density3944,104−3,710
Population growth-7.7%-4.7%−3.0 pts
Median age64.351.0+13.3
Male49.6%45.3%+4.4 pts
Female50.4%54.7%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born1.6%1.1%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.4%98.4%−38.0 pts
Black4.8%0.0%+4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%0.3%+6.0 pts
Asian0.4%0.1%+0.3 pts
Other28.2%1.2%+27.0 pts
Median household income$77,632$51,820+$25,812
Per capita income$34,689$32,677+$2,012
Poverty rate10.6%11.1%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3280.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%17.7%+20.8 pts
Graduate degree2.0%4.8%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate16.3%1.3%+15.1 pts
Labor force participation44.9%55.1%−10.2 pts
Median home value$176,100$143,000+$33,100
Median gross rent$915$721+$194
Owner-occupied67.5%65.8%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%8.9%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.3%25.8%+16.4 pts
Average commute35.728.1+7.6
Worked from home7.7%11.0%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.1%1.6%+2.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024